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Grant Chemidlin is the author of What We Lost in the Swamp (Central Avenue Poetry, 2023), a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award for Gay Poetry. His newest collection, In the Middle of a Better World, will be published by Central Avenue Poetry in February 2026. Recent poems can be found in The Los Angeles Review, Palette Poetry, Laurel Review, Quarterly West, and the Academy of American Poets, among others. He lives in Los Angeles with his husband and cat.

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	What We Lost in the Swamp: Poems 4.05 avg rating — 978 ratings — 4 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
	He Felt Unwell by Grant Chemidlin (Goodreads Author), Alexandra Lenihan (Illustrator) 4.15 avg rating — 430 ratings — 3 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
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“If there really is a god up there, I hope she’ll answer just one prayer. Please, oh lord, persuade me to believe not in you but myself.”
― Grant Chemidlin, What We Lost in the Swamp: Poems

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“Please, I beg. Don’t leave me silent. Don’t let me be the swan without a song.”
― Grant Chemidlin, What We Lost in the Swamp: Poems

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“Good at writing doesn’t mean I am brave. All I ever do is make the words walk the plank, while I stay dry.”
― Grant Chemidlin, What We Lost in the Swamp: Poems

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