maybe i should fill my poems with flowers

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Daryl Sznyter received her MFA in poetry from The New School. Previous and forthcoming publications include Best American Poetry blog, Bluestem Magazine, Eunoia Review, The Fem, Noble/Gas Qtrly and others. She currently resides in Dunmore, Pennsylvania.

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