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Amy King
Biography of Amy King
Amy King grew up in Georgia and now spends much of her time in Brooklyn and Baltimore. She teaches English at Nassau Community College on Long Island, and her first collection, Antidotes for an Alibi, is available through Blazevox [books] (www.blazevox.org/books/ak.htm) .
Amy King's Published Books:
Antidotes for an Alibi - Blazevox [books]
The People Instruments - Pavement Saw Press
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piano. I make the movies
embrace me. I force the t.v.
to taunt me. My days
should have been game
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