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An american lyric and four previous books, including dont let me be lonely. In order for something to be handed over a hand must extend and a hand must receive. Grief runs the gamut from the profound to the mundane and ms. When reading dont let me be lonely by claudia rankine. Born in jamaica in 1963, claudia rankine is the author of five collections of poetry, including citizen.
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