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A Thousand “We Real Cools”
New Forms in Recent African American Poetry
Lizzy LeRud
Contemporary Literature, October 2025, 66 (1) 54-82; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/cl.66.1.54
Lizzy LeRud
University of Oregon

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Contemporary Literature
Vol. 66, Issue 1
1 Oct 2025
A Thousand “We Real Cools”
Lizzy LeRud
Contemporary Literature Oct 2025, 66 (1) 54-82; DOI: 10.3368/cl.66.1.54
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