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Poet, dog enthusiast | Author of BRUTE (Walt Whitman Award, Graywolf 2019) | Poetry professor @uofmemphis MFA | Poetry co-editor @SoInReview
Feb 6, 2022 5 tweets 3 min read
On the fourth day without power in Memphis I guess I am just wondering why national news like @nytimes cannot be bothered to cover this story at all. You certainly cared when it happened in Austin & as a result people sent help. MLGW has no estimate for getting the power back on @nytimes People are huddled in their houses with their pets & it is 20 degrees overnight. Memphis is a city with a 30% poverty rate. People do not have the resources to endlessly fund alternate living arrangements. Is help coming? How can anyone help us if they don’t know what’s going on?