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by Reginald Dwayne Betts • from Shahid Reads His Own Palm • Alice James Books
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Reginald Dwayne BettsReginald Dwayne Betts's poetry has appeared in such journals as Ploughshares, Crab Orchard Review and Poet Lore. His memoir, A Question of Freedom, was published by Avery/Penguin in 2009.
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Shahid Reads His Own Palm"This poet has entered the fire and walked out with actual light inside him." (Marie Howe)
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