2023 Poetry in the Gardens

Robert Lashley - 3rd Place

The Gang House Garden Thief's Love Ballad

by

Robert Lashley

Robert Lashley was a 2016 Jack Straw Fellow, Artist Trust Fellow, and a nominee for a Stranger Genius Award. His books include Green River Valley (Blue Cactus Press, 2021), Up South (Small Doggies Press, 2017), and The Homeboy Songs (Small Doggies Press, 2014).

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