Lightning Talk on I-90

By ALI SHAPIRO

Lightning Talk on I-90 by Ali Shapiro

 

Ali Shapiro’s work has appeared in Gertrude, Popula, PrairieSchooner, The Offing, The Rumpus, and Electric Literature, among others. She received her MFA in poetry from the University of Michigan, and now teaches writing at the Stamps School of Art & Design. Read more at www.ali-shapiro.com.

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Lightning Talk on I-90

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