"take a note and spin it around"

Wicker, Armantrout, Desnos, Mattawa, Giovanni

Marcus Wicker:

Rae Armantrout:

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Robert Desnos (tr. from French by Michael Benedikt):

Khaled Mattawa:

Nikki Giovanni:

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