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The form I most enjoy writing is the sonnet or sonnet-like forms, where you have a - you know, three stanzas or two stanzas that lead into a concluding couplet.
Sherman Alexie
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Sherman Alexie
Age: 58
Born: 1966
Born: October 7
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Washington
Sherman Joseph Alexie
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