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The word poetry inscribed on a building

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Source: New Mexico Magazine

This article profiles poet Jimmy Santiago Baca, author of “Cloudy Day,” and describes a documentary film about his discovery of poetry while he was imprisoned as a young man.

This entry was posted in Hard-Won Liberty and tagged Arts & Entertainment on November 1, 2018 by Chandler Gifford.

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