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Winner of our 2018 Real Good Poem Prize, chosen by Kaveh Akbar.

Of this poem, Kaveh writes, "The poet here has such a refined ear, such thrilling verve. 'Bear down, bear. / Eat up, bear. The ice is in the air and all guns / are citizens.' The music throughout delights, even as the language interrogates and sears away the ligature fastening us to our inherited patriarchal violence. It's masterful, this poem and its effect."