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63 n o t e s “Self-Portrait with Gunshot Vernacular” uses lines from eireann Lorsung’s “The World and the ocean and the sky” and The Pharcyde’s “drop.” “Dictator, by Which I Mean the Mother Brandishing a Pistol with a Piñata over Her Head” was titled by Lily duffy. “In Minneapolis, My Father” owes a debt to eduardo c. corral’s “in colorado My Father scoured and stacked dishes.” “Self-Portrait, Wearing Bear Skull as Mask” is for steph horvath. “Self-Portrait, July” is for rob Weekend, hieu Minh nguyen, snoop, and the crack spot. “Self-Portrait, Downtown” begins with a line from arlene kim’s “reasons We Left.” “Self-Portrait with Pollination” owes a debt to Brenda shaughnessy’s “still Life, with gloxinia.” “Self-Portrait, Fat Tuesday” responds to ezekiel 3:3. it is for sam sax. “Genealogy” is modeled after Betsy sholl’s poem of the same title. “Don’t Ask Why I Stopped Believing in Magic” is for sarah rock. “Self-Portrait from the Other Side” owes a debt to run-d.M.c.’s “Peter Piper.” 64 “Flood” is inspired by Quinn White’s “open.” “The Motherland” is for Manhattan, kansas. “Self-Portrait Wherein Everything Whirrs with the Spirit” is modeled after eduardo c. corral’s “self-Portrait with tumbling and Lasso.” “Bobby Hasn’t Eaten for Three Days” is for rob Weekend. “Elegy on Old-School Drum Machine” is for adrian Matejka. “Thaumaturgy” is for khary Jackson. ...

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