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Ben Doller

Ben Doller is the author of four books of poems and two collaborative books written with Sandra Doller. He lives in La Mesa, CA and teaches in the Literary Arts Program at UC San Diego.

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there is nothing but performance; the language that stretches to capture us all

Ben Doller

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