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Denise Duhamel
Denise Duhamel
A winner of an National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship, Denise Duhamel has been anthologized widely, including four volumes of The Best American Poetry...
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Buddhist Barbie  
by Denise Duhamel

In the 5th century B.C.

an Indian philosopher
Gautama teaches "All is emptiness"
and "There is no self."
In the 20th century A.D.
Barbie agrees, but wonders how a man
with such a belly could pose,
smiling, and without a shirt.



From Kinky, Orchises Press, 1997. Reprinted with permission of Denise Duhamel.
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