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    Articulate Deformity: Poet as Wounded Citizen

    What distinguishes a “poet”? How do poets explain the world? Tony Hoagland takes us into the poet’s mind, giving us a new perspective on the art.

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    Tony Hoagland
    Poet & Writer

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