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Nora Claire Miller is a poet and multimedia artist from New York City. Nora's chapbook, LULL (2020), was the winner of the 2019 Ghost Proposal Chapbook contest. Nora’s work has appeared or is forthcoming in Washington Square Review, Bennington Review, Bat City Review, Tagvverk, Hobart, and other places. Nora earned an MFA from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop. Find Nora online at www.noraclairemiller.com.
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