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Saeed Jones confronts the end of the world in new poems

Alive at the End of The World, the new poetry collection by Saeed Jones, reckons with continued living in the face of endless grief.
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When Saeed Jones was working on his new book of poems during the pandemic's lockdown phase, he learned something about grief — it doesn't end, it just changes with time.

The book is called . The poet was nearing the 10-year

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