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Author: John Skoyles

John Skoyles has published six books of poems and five of prose. His most recent book is Driven, a memoir in travelogue form. His work has appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times, The Atlantic, The Paris Review, and elsewhere. He is the poetry editor of Ploughshares.
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01/14/2021

My Mother’s Letter

A taste of the upper crust

by John Skoyles

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04/23/2020

Portrait by an Artist

Sitting still for the sake of art

by John Skoyles

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12/17/2007

License to Carry a Gun

I wanted a way to protect myself. I didn't get very far.

by John Skoyles

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