Three Poems by Thomas Sayers Ellis

Three Poems by Thomas Sayers Ellis

"Mr. Dynamite Splits," "Or," "My Meter is Percussive"

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In this edition of Lyric Nation, Thomas Sayers Ellis reads "Mr. Dynamite Splits," first published in the April 9, 2007 issue of The Nation, "Or" and "My Meter is Percussive," all of which appear in Skin, Inc: Identity Repair Poems. These poems were recorded by Frank Reynolds.

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