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Matthew E. Henry (MEH) is an educator, essayist, occasional fiction writer, and the author of multiple collections of poetry. The editor-in-chief of The Weight Journal, a poetry editor at American Poetry Journal, and nonfiction editor at Porcupine Literary, MEH’s poetry and prose appears in Barren Magazine, The Florida Review, Massachusetts Review, New York Quarterly, Ninth Letter, Ploughshares, Solstice, and Zone 3 among others. MEH received his MFA yet continued to spend money he didn’t have completing an MA in theology and a PhD in education. You can find him at www.MEHPoeting.com writing about education, race, religion, and burning oppressive systems to the ground. ...more

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	We Are Antifa: Expressions Against Fascism, Racism and Police Violence in the United States and Beyond by Philip Elliott (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Heath Brougher (Editor), Amanda Gaines (Editor) 4.56 avg rating — 9 ratings — 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
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