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Asked his name, he said,
"Stra, short for Stranger."


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The way we lay
we mimed a body
of water. It was
this or that way
with
the dead and we
were them.


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Nathaniel Mackey

Nathaniel Mackey
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Born: 1947 (age 78)
Bio: Nathaniel Mackey is an American poet, novelist, anthologist, literary critic and editor. He is the Reynolds Price Professor of Creative Writing at Duke University and a Chancellor of The Academy of American Poets. Mackey is currently teaching a poetry workshop at Duke University.
Known for:
  1. Splay Anthem (2006)
  2. Bedouin Hornbook (1986)
  3. Bass Cathedral (2007)
  4. Nod House (2011)

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