Foreword |
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Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords |
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Introduction: The Velocity of Language |
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1 | (2) |
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Response from Lucy McBath |
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3 | (8) |
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Response from Antonius Wiriadjaja |
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I Could Ask, But I Think They Use Tweezers |
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11 | (3) |
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Response from Judi Richardson |
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When I Think of Tamir Rice While Driving |
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14 | (3) |
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Response from Samaria Rice |
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17 | (3) |
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Response from Ladd Everitt |
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20 | (2) |
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Response from Dennis Henigan |
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22 | (3) |
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Response from Michael Skolnik |
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25 | (3) |
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Response from Po Kim Murray |
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28 | (3) |
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Response from Nicole Hockley |
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31 | (2) |
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Response from Daniel Webster |
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33 | (4) |
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37 | (5) |
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Response from Henry Brown |
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42 | (4) |
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Response from Pastor Michael McBride |
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Meditation at Fifty Yards, Moving Target |
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46 | (4) |
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Response from Marie Delus |
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50 | (3) |
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Response from Ronnie Mosley |
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Heal the Cracks in the Bell of the World |
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53 | (3) |
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Response from David and Francine Wheeler |
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Aubade with Lemon and Sage |
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56 | (3) |
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Response from Sharbari Ahmed |
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59 | (4) |
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Response from Kevin Hertzog |
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My Mother Contemplating Her Gun |
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63 | (3) |
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Response from Ashlyn Melton |
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66 | (2) |
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Response from Brian Thiem |
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The Bullet, in Its Hunger |
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68 | (2) |
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Response from Dr. William V. Begg |
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70 | (5) |
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Response from Camiella Williams |
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75 | (6) |
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Response from Laureate Jody Williams |
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81 | (3) |
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Response from Sharon Risher |
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84 | (3) |
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Response from Colin Goddard |
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The Family Sells the Family Gun |
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87 | (4) |
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Response from Jennifer Mascia |
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91 | (2) |
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Response from US Senator Chris Murphy, Connecticut |
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93 | (4) |
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Response from Amanda Gailey |
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97 | (3) |
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Response from Amber Goodwin |
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100 | (3) |
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Response from Monte Frank |
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103 | (3) |
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Response from DeAndra Yates |
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Instructions for Stopping |
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106 | (3) |
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109 | (3) |
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Response from Caren Teves |
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Kablooey is the Sound You'll Hear |
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112 | (3) |
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Response from Jacob and Darchel Mohler |
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115 | (2) |
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117 | (2) |
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Response from Kim Parker Russell |
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Ballad (American, 21st Century) |
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119 | (3) |
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Response from Lee Keylock |
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122 | (4) |
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Response from Donna Dees-Thomases |
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126 | (2) |
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Response from Khary Penebaker |
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To Jamyla Bolden of Ferguson, Missouri |
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128 | (2) |
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Response from Missouri State Rep. Stacey Newman |
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Letter Beginning with Two Lines by Czeslaw Milosz |
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130 | (5) |
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Response from Shannon Watts |
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[ When a child hears gunshots] |
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135 | (3) |
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Response from Abbey Clements |
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Self-Portrait in Charleston, Orlando |
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138 | (5) |
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143 | (2) |
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Response from Yvonne Crasso |
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The First Child Martyr at Illinois Elementary |
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145 | (2) |
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Response from Patricia Maisch |
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147 | (2) |
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Response from Michael L. Pfleger |
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149 | (4) |
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Response from Pamela Bosley |
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All the Dead Boys Look Like Me |
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153 | (3) |
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Response from John Grauwiler |
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Memory with Handgun and Tetherball |
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156 | (3) |
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Response from Renan Salgado |
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159 | (2) |
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Response from Iran Nazario |
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161 | (3) |
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Response from Eddie Weingart |
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164 | (3) |
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Response from Clai Lasher-Sommers |
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Something It's Taken Thirty Years to Write |
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167 | (3) |
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Response from Dr. Leana S. Wen |
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170 | (3) |
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Response from Jessica Pollack Mindich |
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Our Gratitude |
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173 | (2) |
Credits |
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175 | (4) |
Contributors |
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