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Yehuda Amichai, To My Love Combing Her Hair (translated by Chana Bloch and Stephen Mitchell)
Jenny Browne, Directions from the Birdwatcher
Bobby Byrd, At Times, Confusion
Cynthia Harper, Hanging the Wash
Edward Hirsch, In Spite of Everything, the Stars (excerpt)
Paulette Jiles, She Writes in Spanish to Someone She Knew
Naomi Shihab Nye, You Have to Be Very Careful
Ben Alire Saenz, Fences (excerpt)
Carmen Tafolla, Allí Por La Calle San Luis


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