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Mirian Levine

Miriam Levine’s most recent book is In Paterson (SMU, 2002), a novel. She is also the author of Devotion: A Memoir (Georgia, 1993), three poetry collections, and A Guide to Writers’ Homes in New England. Her work has appeared in Kenyon Review, Paris Review, and Ploughshares. She is Professor Emerita at Framingham State College.

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In the Magnifying Glass

In Atget photos some people dissolve in long exposures. A white blur tells me someone was there, someone moved and disappeared. But under my magnifying glass I can make out a wisp of girl, dress like a crumpled flower, a face in the hedge, a dog a [...]