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Love and Other Poems

by Alex Dimitrov

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Love and Other Poems by Alex Dimitrov appears in NPR’s 2021 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around short stories, essays & poetry, the states we’re in, staff picks, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.

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