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Spring 1991 • Vol. XIII No. 2 • Poetry |

In God’s Night

By Jayanta Mahapatra

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Author of sixteen collections of poetry, Jayanta Mahapatra’s latest volume is titled Bare Face. He has read his poetry around the world and is widely anthologized. He edits the literary periodical Chandrabhaga. His recent work has appeared in the Sewanee Review.

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