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Poetry · Volume 8, Number 1

March 19, 2003

Jessica Ratigan

A poem set on the eve of the Iraq War, juxtaposing the beginning of bombing with erotic memory and desire.

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Jessica Ratigan

Jessica Ratigan received her MFA from New York University’s creative writing program in 2007. Her work has appeared in The Greensboro Review . Ratigan currently lives in Hampton, Virginia, where she teaches English and creative writing at Hampton High School. Photo by Christopher Kozody