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Tremendously grateful to the Nasher Sculpture Center for publishing my poem “Permian Sea” in their Fall 2023 magazine! This piece is from my book, Welcome to Midland, available from @deepvellum.bsky.social 🤩✨💛

Sep 24, 2023, 2:00 PM

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