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Barnard’s “Plant Life” reading allows the poetic and environmental to bloom

Poets Desiree C. Bailey and Mei-mei Berssenbrugge in coversation with Professor Ken Chen.
By Jessica Blatt • April 6, 2023 at 3:56 AM

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