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Previous modern editions have presented her work in chronological order. This new collection, edited by Cristanne Miller, a professor of English at the University of Buffalo in New York, mirrors the ...

And I would read them poems - people in my community, people in my neighborhood, people in the elevator. If you had a dog, it was a invitation to have a conversation. MARTIN: Wait a minute.

And the people around me - because I began to notice they're more for their dogs - they would, like, notice me. And I would read them poems - people in my community, people in my neighborhood, people ...