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The Gospel Truth by Kwame Alexander

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The Gospel Truth by Kwame Alexander

Excerpted from the book WHY FATHERS CRY AT NIGHT: A Memoir in Love Poems, Letters, Recipes, And Remembrances by Kwame Alexander. Copyright © 2023. Available from Little, Brown and Company, a division of Hachette Book Group Inc., New York, NY, USA. All rights reserved.

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