Words We Might One Day Say

by Holly Karapetkova October 2010 In Print

The poems in this volume explore the experiences of love and loss; of motherhood and childhood; and of living between the two cultures of America and Bulgaria.

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ISBN: 9780931846953trade$15.00Official on-sale date: October 15, 2010

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Holly Karapetkova

Holly Karapetkova is Poet Laureate Emerita of Arlington, Virginia, and recipient of a 2022 Academy of American Poets Laureate Fellowship for her work with young poets. Her most recent book of poetry is Dear Empire (Gunpowder Press), winner of the 2025 William Meredith Prize and the Barry Spacks Poetry Prize.

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