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Ozarks at Large

The friendship of two poets— One in Fayetteville, one in Gaza

By Kyle Kellams

Published May 15, 2024 at 2:25 PM CDT

Marriah Berquist's most recent poetry was written in response to the war in Gaza. On Sunday evening, the poet will organize a reading event at Pearl’s Books in Fayetteville. Berquist visited with Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams in the Anthony and Susan Hui News Studio about her poetry and the unlikely friendship it cultivated.

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