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    Clayton Eshleman

    An Alchemist with One Eye on Fire (Black Widow Press) When The Bookworm explains that reading Eshleman's intense and visceral work brings up initial feelings of disgust, Eschleman responds that his poetry is a matter of initiation and transformation.

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    By Michael Silverblatt • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

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