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GARY COPELAND LILLEY was a submarine sailor who spent some time under the ice. Since then he has earned an MFA from the Warren Wilson College MFA Program for Writers; facilitated over
twelve thousand hours of relief work following Katrina; and had numerous works published, including four poetry collections. He sings and plays the blues. He is a Cave Canem fellow.