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SALVATION

By James Kimbrell
It’s not that I harbor a weeping willow
Shadow’s worth of longing for those cloaked
Turns and straight-aways, or that swampy ...
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Gboyega Odubanjo

1996—2023
Gboyega Odubanjo was a British-Nigerian poet born and raised in London. He was an editor at bath magg.... Read More

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Crown
By Gboyega Odubanjo
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