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Naffisatou Koulibaly (she/her) reads her poem, "It's been five months since I've touched another body".

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Hi, my name is Naffisatou Koulibaly and  I'm a writer from Providence, Rhode Island.   Today I will be reading my poem, "It's Been  Five Months Since I've Touched Another Body."   This was inspired by one of my mentors, Muggs Fogarty, who is also from Providence, Rhode Island and I wrote this in the heat of the pandemic when  I was spending a lot of time alone and it's about   desire and intimacy, but also wanting to disappear  from that and run from that want and that desire