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Haley Markbreiter

Haley Markbreiter, 17, is a reluctant senior at the Spence School. Her parents are lovely, her sister is lovely, and she is honored to be in The Kenyon Review.

Patricia Grodd Poetry Prize

Fall 2009

The Solitude of Hungarians

By Haley Markbreiter

Second-Prize Winner 2009 Patricia Grodd Poetry Prize for Young Writers One Sunday in June it was discovered that no one outside of Hungary spoke Hungarian. People choked on their dinners […]