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“Everyone says, Come to your senses, and I do, of you. Every touch electric, every taste you, every smell, even burning sugar, every cry and laugh. Toothpicked samples at the farmers’ market, every melon, plum, I come undone, undone.”

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Dean Young
Dean Young

Poet born on July 18, 1955, known for his unique poetic style and profound themes, a significant figure in American contemporary poetry. more

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