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This installment, selected by Ben Mirov, features poetry by Jason Bredle, author of most recently Carnival (University of Akron Press 2012).

Jason Bredle is the author of Carnival, The Book of Evil, Smiles of the Unstoppable, Pain Fantasy, and Standing in Line for the Beast, as well as the chapbooks Class Project and A Twelve Step Guide. He lives in Chicago.