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2021 selection · Poetry
On Freedom: Four Songs of Care and Constraint
On Freedom: Four Songs of Care and Constraint by Maggie Nelson appears in NPR’s 2021 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around nonfiction, short stories, essays & poetry, the states we’re in, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.
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