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Peter Richards is the author, most recently, of Helsinki. His poems have appeared in Agni, Colorado Review, Denver Quarterly, Fence, The Yale Review, and other journals. Richards is the recipient of several poetry awards and has taught at Harvard University, Tufts University, Museum School of Fine Arts, and University of Montana-Missoula.
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