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10 n e w p o e m s F R O M t h e r e a i n ’ t n o t h i n g l i k e i t. In Union Springs, Alabama, at the Dollar General. White lady doing the register says to the black man customer in front of me, Fish gone fishin. Black guy says, I caught a five-pound bream. I say, a five-pound bream? One pound. If I caught a five-pound bream, I wouldn’t be here. I’d be on Good Morning America. Did I hear you say, Fish gone fishin? That’s my husband. His name is Fish. What does he like to do most? Pause. Then she and the black man say together, HUNT! The man goes. She turns to me, That’s my neighbor. We have rounded a sweet corner. I do believe we have. ...

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