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  • A promotional banner featuring the book Accidents After Happening: Poems by Robert Priest. The left side shows a close-up of a baby's face and hand with a pixelated texture. In the center, the book cover appears with the same baby image on a blue background and the book title in light blue and pink text. On the right side, large beige and white text on a brown background reads: "Excerpt from Accidents After Happening by Robert Priest." The Open Book logo and name appear at the bottom right.
    A promotional banner featuring the book Accidents After Happening: Poems by Robert Priest. The left side shows a close-up of a baby's face and hand with a pixelated texture. In the center, the book cover appears with the same baby image on a blue background and the book title in light blue and pink text. On the right side, large beige and white text on a brown background reads: "Excerpt from Accidents After Happening by Robert Priest." The Open Book logo and name appear at the bottom right.
    September 09, 2025

    Read an Excerpt from ACCIDENTS AFTER HAPPENING, the New Poetry Collection by Robert Priest

    Robert Priest returns with Accidents After Happening (ECW Press), a bold and expansive new poetry collection that explores the complicated beauty of what it means to feel, fully and completely. With ...

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