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- ↑ Richards, Jeremy (2008-09-19). "Hope You Like Slammin' Too". The Poetry Foundation Online. Retrieved 2008-12-16.
- ↑ Fox, Curtis. "When the Heckling and Finger-Snapping Stop". Poetry Off the Shelf. The Poetry Foundation. Retrieved 2008-12-16.
- ↑ Rooney, Kathleen (2017-08-04). "Five Poets Offer Eloquent Views of the American Experience". New York Times. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
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