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Desiree C. Bailey (she/her/hers) reads her poem, “Chant for the Waters and Dirt and Blade (Slight Return).”

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Hi, I’m Desiree C.

Bailey I'm a poet from Trinidad and Tobago and Queens, New York. I'm reading my poem “Chant for the Waters and Dirt and Blade (Slight Return)” from my book, What Noise Against the Cane.