Danielle Mckinney, Mercy (detail), featured in AGNI 103

Self-Defense

Poetry from AGNI 36 by Ai
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Ai

Ai (1947–2010) was the author of seven books of poetry, including Vice (W.W. Norton & Co., 2003) which won the National Book Award for Poetry. She was the recipient of awards from the Guggenheim Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, and others.

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