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Albert Garcia

Wilton, California

Albert Garcia is the author of three collections of poetry: Rainshadow (Copper Beech Press, 1996), Skunk Talk (Bear Starr Press, 2005), and A Meal Like That (Brick Road Poetry Press, 2015). His poetry has been published in former U.S. Poet Laureate Ted Kooser’s column, “American Life in Poetry” and on “A Writer’s Almanac,” as well as in numerous journals. A former professor and dean at Sacramento Community College, Garcia lives in Wilton, California.

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