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Poet Laureate avery r. young on Reminding Chicago that Things are Beautiful, Too

by Dierdre Robinson May 19, 2023May 22, 2023

Chicago’s inaugural Poet Laureate talks about getting into poetry, the importance of poetry for youth, and the hardest thing about his craft

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