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Writing in the Now With Ashley Jones Recording

Aura Literary Mag
April 11, 2021
Writing in the Now With Ashley Jones Recording

If you missed the Ashley Jones Workshop on Thursday, April 8, please email us at [email protected] to request the recording. Ashley walked us through the writing process of several of her poems, showing us how to consider the histories in us as we write.

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