“How can I see anything but this: how trauma lives in the sea of my body, awash in the waters of forgetting.”
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Monument: Poems New and Selected
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Natasha Trethewey
Natasha Trethewey is an American poet known for her works that often explore themes of race, history, and identity, winning widespread acclaim from readers and critics. more
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