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Fall 2024 • Vol. XLVI No. 4 • Poetry |

A Voice in the Studio of Peter Paul Rubens

By John Yau

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John Yau received the 2018 Jackson Poetry Prize, awarded annually to an American poet of exceptional talent. His recent published works include a selection of essays, Please Wait by the Coatroom: Reconsidering Race and Identity in American Art (Black Sparrow, 2023); a book of poems, Tell It Slant (Omnidawn, 2023); and a catalog, Disguise the Limit: John Yau’s Collaborations with Artists (University of Kentucky Art Museum, 2024).

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