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Chris Banks

Chris Banks is the author of seven collections of poetry, most recently Alternator.

Poetry / September/October 2023

Sonnet

November 2, 2023November 1, 2023 - by Chris Banks

Things detached from names can be seen, witnessed, / but naming things sates the hunger God’s absence leaves

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