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Kory Oliver

Kory Oliver currently lives in Atlanta, GA. His poems have appeared or are forthcoming in Coconut Poetry, Fanzine, and Everyday Genius among other publications. He is currently completing his first collection of poetry, forthcoming from Publishing Genius in 2017.

Posted inARTS & SOUL

"Your heart's in the right place, but your soul isn't"

by Kory Oliver March 8, 2017September 16, 2020

And the sight of Taylor Swift shaking / It off feels like a sort of dark omen / Why is it a sport, how we tell white lies / On our resumes and lose / Track of who we are

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