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In his latest poetry collection, former Stegner fellow Biespiel (Charming Gardeners) examines the nature of love and memory in the wake of a national tragedy—specifically, the 9/11 attacks. Influenced by Alain Resnais's Hiroshima Mon Amour, this long poem (in 54 sections) shares the intimate, time-sequencing quality of the film. One section begins, "This is a journal about the corpses of war," and Biespiel...Log In or Sign Up to Read More