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Thursday, November 6, 2008

A Letter from Alice Walker to Obama

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Nin Andrews: Nin Andrews is the author of 7 full collections of poetry and 7 chapbooks. She is also the editor of a book of translations of the Belgian poet, Henri Michaux. Her literary comics are posted on Best American Poetry's Blog on Monday mornings. You can find her books here: http://amazon.com/author/ninandrews and contact her on her website here: http://www.ninandrews.com. PLEASE NOTE: All images, text and other material on this website/blog are copyright ©Nin Andrews unless otherwise stated. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this blog’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. Please contact me directly if there are any questions.

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