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Poem

From The World After Rain, Part I

A poem

By Canisia Lubrin
The text of Canisia Lubrin's poem, "From the World After Rain, Part I"

This poem has been excerpted from Canisia Lubrin’s new book, The World After Rain.

The World After Rain - Anne's Poem
By Canisia Lubrin

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About the Author

Canisia Lubrin is a poet and editor. Her books include Code Noir, Voodoo Hypothesis, and The Dyzgraphxst. Her work has been recognized with the Carol Shields Prize for Fiction, the Windham-Campbell Prize for poetry, the Griffin Poetry Prize, and the OCM Bocas Prizes for Caribbean Literature and for Poetry, among others.