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This poem is from the chapbook Steward of the Blooms: Poems by Camden Michael Jones (Finishing Line Press), and can be found at https://www.finishinglinepress.com/product/steward-of-the-blooms-poems-by-camden-michael-jones/
Camden Michael Jones is a secondary educator in rural North-Central Oregon, a small-business owner, a volunteer firefighter, and a writer. He is the author of the poetry collection There is a Corner of Someplace Else (Cornerstone Press, 2023). Jones is an MFA Candidate at Oregon State University – Cascades, and runs monthly writing workshops in his community. He is married, has two young children, and spends his free time in his garden. Find him on Instragram @camden.m.jones or at camdenmichaeljones.com
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