HOW TO NOT BE AFRAID OF EVERYTHING longlisted for the 2022 Pen/Voelcker Award

 

We are pleased to announce that Jane Wong's How to Not Be Afraid of Everything has been longlisted for the 2022 Pen/Voelcker Award in Poetry! Huge congratulations, Jane, and all others who were recognized!

 

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