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

The Prophet

Poetry from AGNI 5/6 by Stuart Dybek

And the prophet goes forth into the
Wilderness. For forty days and forty nights
he doesn’t shit.

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Stuart Dybek

Stuart Dybek has published in many magazines, including The Falcon, Chelsea, AGNI, and The Paris Review. (updated 1975)

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