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Elise Hempel

Illinois

Elise Hempel is the author of the poetry collections Second Rain (Able Muse Press, 2016) and Only Child (Finishing Line Press, 2014). Her poems have appeared in Poetry magazine, Spoon River Poetry Review, Blue Unicornand Tar River Poetry, among other magazines and journals. She lives in Illinois and has taught at Eastern Illinois University.

Column 742

His New Twin Daughters

By Elise Hempel

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Outboard Motor

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The Jockey

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The Transfer