"Consumed or Æbbe the Younger" by Laine Derr

Apr 29, 2024

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Laine Derr holds an MFA from Northern Arizona University and has published interviews with Carl Phillips, Ross Gay, Ted Kooser, and Robert Pinsky. Work has appeared or is forthcoming from The Amistad, Mantis, J Journal, Full Bleed + The Phillips Collection, ZYZZYVA, Chapter House, Prairie Schooner, and elsewhere.

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