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- ↑ Garel, Connor (27 October 2022). "Why This Poet Declared War on Her Own Book". The Walrus . Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ↑ PHILIP, M. NOURBESE. "The One Murder of Rana Hamadeh or Somebody Almost Ran Off Wid Alla My Stuff" . Retrieved 29 October 2022.