Always Erase by Lauren Pope Richard Hamer The poet’s personal destiny ceases

The poet’s personal destiny ceases to be a concern

This story revolves around Hazel

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Always Erase by Lauren Pope Richard Hamer The poet’s personal destiny ceasesThere is something deliciously startling about Lauren Popes poetry infused by a strong female dynamic. Edgy and entertaining, Always Erase, deals with difficult subjects but with such spirit and seeming insouciance that the reader, on the turn of a phrase, finds empathy break into laughter. Feisty, fierce, and funny, Pope knows how to work form to the max, from sestinas to erasures, to explore complex familial relationships, eating disorders,