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“Untitled” by Mikey Kelsey

July 11, 2014Posted by Rattle

Mikey Kelsey (age 6)

UNTITLED

the moon behind the clouds—
all these little old ladies

—from 2014 Rattle Young Poets Anthology

__________

Why do you like to write poetry?

Mikey Kelsey: “I like writing poetry because it’s fun.”

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