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This poem is from the chapbook Hollering Spell by Alyx Chandler (Finishing Line Press), and can be found at https://finishinglinepress.com/product/hollering-spell-by-alyx-chandler-nwvs-193/
Alyx Chandler (she/her) is a poet from the South, currently living in Chicago, Illinois, where she teaches undergraduate writing, as well as poetry to kids across the city as a Poet-in-Residence through the Chicago Poetry Center. Hollering Spell, her first collection of poetry, was a 2025 finalist in the New Women’s Voices Chapbook Competition for Finishing Line Press. Her second collection, Girl of the Year, is forthcoming from Red Bird Chapbooks in 2027. Her poetry can be found in the EPOCH, Delta Poetry Review, North American Review, The Penn Review, and elsewhere at alyxchandler.com or instagram.com/alyxabc/.
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