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Aldon Nielsen

July 13, 2013

CAUTION: RACE UNDER SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION

photo by Howard Rambsy II

A.L. Nielsen is a poet and critic whose work has long grappled with the mysteries of race in America. His most recent volume of poetry is A Brand New Beggar. His critical book Integral Music was awarded the Josephine Miles prize. He lives in Pennsylvania and California.

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HEAT STRINGS THEORY

A.L. Nielsen on Penn Sound