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This poem is from the chapbook A New Type of Breakfast by Elizabeth Mateer (Finishing Line Press), and can be found at https://finishinglinepress.com/product/a-new-type-of-breakfast-by-elizabeth-mateer/
Elizabeth Mateer is the author of the poetry collection Searching for Home (The Poetry Box, 2024). Her work has appeared in Arcana Poetry Press, Beyond Words Literary Magazine, Radical Catalyst Art & Literary Journal, and Four Tulips Press, among others. Additionally, she is an editor and Italian translator for The Poetry Lighthouse. She earned her BA in Creative Writing from Hunter College and holds a PhD in Clinical Psychology. Instagram: @elizabeth_mateer
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