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Debra Spencer

Debra Spencer’s poetry collection Pomegranate was published in 2004. She lives in Santa Cruz, California.

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At The Arraignment

Which of us has never broken a law? / I died for you — a desperate extravagance, even for me. / If you can’t be merciful, at least be bold.

March 2021

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