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Lawdenmarc Decamora
Lawdenmarc Decamora is a Pushcart-nominated poet who has published two full-length collections, Love, Air (Atmosphere Press, 2021) and TUNNELS (Ukiyoto Publishing 2020). His chapbook...
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