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#125#146#166#187#207Chart rankOct 15Oct 18Oct 21Oct 24Oct 27#178
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Oct 27#178#148—
Oct 26#180#152—
Oct 25—#183—
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Oct 23#197#168—
Oct 21#197#167—
Oct 20#169#139—
Oct 19#188#158—
Oct 18#192#162—
Oct 17#156#125—
Oct 16#164#134—
Oct 15#149#119—
Oct 14#135#107#98

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Readings and conversation with The New Yorker's poetry editor, Kevin Young.