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The poems we mention in "Homonyms" are:
"Yellowjackets" by Kimiko Hahn
"Nothing Gentle Will Remain" by CA Conrad
"Disillusion" by Langston Hughes
"Peach" by D.H. Lawrence
"Forgiveness, Perhaps" by Marci Calabretta Cancio-Bello. At the link, you can also read my favorite of Marci's poem "Even America's Dearest Underdog." Visit her website to read more of her fabulous work!
"Reading to My Father" by Jorie Graham
"What It Look Like" by Terrance Hayes
James references the movie Desperado in his poem "Villain" in Romantic Comedy.
The Todd Haynes quote we reference in tandem with Terrance Hayes's poem, is from I'm Not There, written by the director.