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- ↑ Academy of American Poets > Ann Lauterbach Biography
- 1 2 "The National Book Foundation > 2009 National Book Award Finalist > Ann Lauterbach". Archived from the original on 2010-01-04. Retrieved 2010-02-25.
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- ↑ New York Foundation for the Arts > Artists Fellowship 1998 Poetry Archived June 17, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
