Great Regulars: Laressa Dickey's poems appear in numerous

journals and are included in the anthologies Life in Body: Writings from the House of Mercy and Sierra Songs & Descants: Poetry and Prose of the Sierra. She is a poet, dancer and teacher who works with diverse communities to increase access to movement and writing. She grew up on her family's tobacco farm in rural Tennessee amidst tall poplars. Here's her prose poem "Smoke, Spit, Chew."

Smoke, Spit, Chew

from Marianne Combs: Minnesota Public Radio: State of the Arts: Minnesota Poetry: Minnesota Poetry: Laressa Dickey's "Smoke, Spit, Chew"

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