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Tonight, UMBC English professor and Writer in Residence Lia Purpura will be in conversation with poet Carl Phillips during a virtual event hosted by the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore. A poetry reading by Phillips will be followed by a discussion with Purpura.
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