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“Why do people keep asking to see / God’s identity papers / when the darkness opening into morning / is more than enough?” Devotions: The Selected Poems of Mary Oliver (Penguin Press, October 2017) by Mary Oliver. Thirty-fourth book, twenty-seventh poetry collection. Agent: Charlotte Sheedy. Editor: Ann Godoff. Publicist: Elisabeth Calamari.

“When Marvin Gaye sang the National Anthem at the 1983 NBA All-Star Game, he knew he (Two Dollar Radio, November 2017) by Hanif Abdurraqib. Second book, first essay collection. Agent: None. Eric Obenauf. Publicist: Eric Obenauf.

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