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Sept/Oct 2022 • Vol. XLIV No. 5 • Patricia Grodd Poetry Prize |

For My Father, Who Lives Alone

By Madison Xu

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Madison Xu is a student at Horace Mann School in New York City. She has been recognized by the National Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, Apprentice Writers, and The New York Times. In her free time, she likes to read, ski, and bake.

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