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leonard orr

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Leonard Orr teaches literature and creative writing at Washington State University. His work has appeared in many journals including Black Warrior Review, Berkeley Fiction Review, Fugue, Poetry International, Poetry East, Writing on the Edge, Midwest Poetry Review, Pontoon, Rosebud, and Rocky Mountain Review. His first poetry collection, Daytime Moon, was published in 2005 by FootHills Press.

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