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This poem is from the chapbook Least by Jim McDermott (Finishing Line Press), and can be found at https://finishinglinepress.com/product/least-by-jim-mcdermott/
Jim McDermott, Ph.D., is the author of two nonfiction books, Literary Minimalism and A Comfortable Range, and of a poetry collection, Closing Up for Winter. He is a recipient of the Bevel Summers Prize from Shenandoah, and his essays, poems, and short stories also appear in Barely South, Bluestem, Broad River Review, New Limestone Review, Prime Number, Stymie, and other journals. He lives with his family in Virginia.
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