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We can do anything. It’s not because our hearts are large, they’re not, it’s what we struggle with. The attempt to say Come over. Bring your friends. It’s a potluck, I’m making pork chops, I’m making those long noodles you love so much.

Richard Siken

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Richard Siken
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: February 15
Poet
New York City
New York
Love
Bring
Potluck
Friends
Noodles
Making
Chops
Anything
Pork
Come
Attempt
Heart
Hearts
Much
Large
Long
Struggle

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