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On Peeling Potatoes, Dandelions (III), Gross National Unhappiness, Face of the Bee, and Keep Me

By Henri Cole | June 2, 2020

On Peeling Potatoes, Dandelions (III), Gross National Unhappiness, Face of the Bee, and Keep Me

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Henri Cole has published several volumes of poetry, including Blackbird and Wolf, the 2008 recipient of the Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize. He is the former executive director of The Academy of American Poets.

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