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Gregory Pardlo

ulitzer Prize-winning poet Gregory Pardlo has proven to be just as talented with prose as verse. His memoir, , beautifully weaves together the story of his family, his father’s involvement with the 1981 air traffic controllers’ strike, and Pardlo’s journey into adulthood. His book is a memoir of essays – each one a testament to Pardlo’s impressive.

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