Skeleton
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Anima: white—the bore; bones: black. Black anima bones white bore! The (the) Black bore anima, white bones, bones the white black anima bore; bore bones, anima, the black white, white. Bore black bones—the anima. White bones bore the black anima. [End Page 302]
DANTE MICHEAUX is the author of Amorous Shepherd (Sheep Meadow Press, 2010). His poems and translations have also appeared in Poetry, PN Review, The American Poetry Review, and Rattapallax—among other journals and anthologies. In addition to being shortlisted for the Benjamin Zephaniah Poetry Prize and the Bridport Prize, he has received a number of honors for his poetry, including a prize in poetry from the Vera List Center for Art & Politics, the Oscar Wilde Award, and fellowships from Cave Canem Foundation and The New York Times Foundation. He resides in London, UK, where he is completing a study on literary influence and sexuality.
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