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Kim Jensen is a poet and author who has lived in France, California, and the Middle East. Her first novel about a turbulent affair between a Palestinian exile and an American student, The Woman I Left Behind, was published in 2006 by Curbstone Press, and was a finalist for Foreword Magazine’s Book of the Year. Her book of poems, Bread Alone, was published in 2009 by Syracuse University Press. In 2001, Kim won the Raymond Carver Prize for Short Fiction, and her writings have appeared in many journals and anthologies. Active in the peace and justice movement for many years, Kim currently lives in Maryland where she is associate professor at the Community College of Baltimore County. ...

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