Today's poem is
"Family Dinner"
from Bennington Review
Michael Bazzett
is the author of four collections of poetry, most recently The Echo Chamber, (Milkweed, 2021). A recipient of awards from the Frost Place and the NEA, his poems have appeared in The American Poetry Review, Tin House, The Threepenny Review, The Sun, The Nation, and Granta. His verse translation of the Mayan creation epic, The Popol Vuh, (Milkweed, 2018) was named one of 2018's best books of poetry by the NY Times.
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About Bennington Review:
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"The Empty City"
"The Reasonably Good Shepherd"
"Tongues"
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