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This poem is from the book BLOODROOT: VOICES FROM A SALEM HOUSEHOLD by Erin Ganaway (Finishing Line Press), and can be found at https://finishinglinepress.com/product/bloodroot-voices-from-a-salem-household-by-erin-ganaway/
Erin Ganaway is the author of a full-length collection of poetry, The Waiting Girl, winner of The Breakthrough Poetry Prize (Texas Review Press) and a poetry chapbook, Memories of Green (Finishing Line Press). Her work has appeared in international magazines and journals and has been mentioned in The New York Times. She has been anthologized in Best New Poets, The Southern Poetry Anthology, and elsewhere. She holds a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from Hollins University and currently lives in Atlanta.
