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Lisa Summe is the author of Say It Hurts (YesYes Books, 2021). She earned a BA and MA in literature at the University of Cincinnati, and an MFA in poetry from Virginia Tech. Her poems have appeared or are forthcoming in Bat City Review, Cincinnati Review, Muzzle, Salt Hill, Waxwing, and elsewhere. You can find her in Pittsburgh, PA and on social media @lisasumme.

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	Say It Hurts 4.70 avg rating — 61 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bettering American Poetry, Volume 2 by Amy King (Goodreads Author), Jayy Dodd (Editor), Camile Rankine (Editor) 4.57 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2017	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rattle #51, Spring 2016 by The Rattle Foundation, Timothy Green (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Francesca Bell (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.42 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2016	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bone Bouquet: Volume 10, Issue 1: Winter 2020 by Krystal Languell (Publisher/Editor), Trina Burke (Editor), Amy MacLennan (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	SRPR, Spoon River Poetry Review, 49.1, 2024 by Spoon River Poetry Review, Steve Halle (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Destiny Hemphill (Contributor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2023	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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