Notes on the State of Southern Poetry: Crossings (Part 1)

Diann Blakely (born 1957 in Anniston, Alabama) is an American poet, essayist, and reviewer. Graduating with a B.A. in art history from the University of the South in 1979, she subsequently received an M.A. in literature from Vanderbilt University in 1980 and an M.F.A. from Vermont College in 1989....

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