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Elizabeth Acevedo reads "blessing the boats" by Lucille Clifton

December 17, 2021
Complexly, The Poetry Foundation, and curators Charlotte Abotsi and Sarah Kay.
Elizabeth Acevedo (she/her/hers) reads the poem "blessing the boats" by Lucille Clifton.
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