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	The Long Devotion: Poets Writing Motherhood by Emily Pérez (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Camille T. Dungy (Foreword), Diannely Antigua (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.58 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 2022 — 2 editions	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
	DM Me, Mother Darling: Poems 4.73 avg rating — 15 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
	Nightsink, Faucet Me a Lullaby it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 7 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

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Alexa Doran rated a book really liked it The Road Less Traveled: A New Psychology of Love, Traditional Values and Spiritual Growth by M. Scott Peck	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
I selected this book because hooks' references Peck in the badassery which is All About Love. Peck would be excited to know that I think stumbling upon this book was serendipitous! I love this book for the demands it makes upon its reader and for the ...more
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Alexa Doran rated a book it was amazing The Sonnets by Sandra Simonds (Goodreads Author)	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
Simonds reminds us how incredibly capable the world is of surprise. And how desperately I needed!!! this reminder. Further, Simonds forces us to look at the myriad ways that corporate America has co-opted our ability to feel surprise. The experience ...more
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Alexa Doran rated a book really liked it Bomb: The Author Interviews by BOMB Magazine	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
Not life-changing. but an interesting showcase of various authors' personalities. Will probably check out some Jonathan Franzen after reading his interview. ...more
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Alexa Doran rated a book it was amazing Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader by Anne Fadiman	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
DELICIOUS. Devoured. Delightfully pretentious. The perfect secondhand find. How can I apply for Fadiman U?
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Alexa Doran rated a book it was amazing Magical Negro by Morgan Parker	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
While I typically think poetry collections are meant to be experienced in one sitting, Parker resisted that expectation by creating poems so goddamn heavy you need days to absorb them, to begin to hold them. The collection hurts and provokes and move ...more
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Alexa Doran rated a book it was amazing Days of Shame & Failure by Jennifer L. Knox	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
You have to contort your mind in all new ways to understand each poem. It's such a favor to the reader to demand fresh, immediate attention. So envious of the breadth of this collection. The first lines! The Ashbery-ness!* ** Patricia Smith's blur ...more
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Alexa Doran wants to read Early Anglo-Saxon cemeteries: Kinship, community and identity by Duncan Sayer	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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