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Poetry Moment

Rob Carney reads "The Person You Love is 72.8% Water"

Published August 21, 2026 at 9:05 AM PDT

Rob Carney is the award-winning author of 12 books, including The Book of Drought (Texas Review Press 2024), and Accidental Gardens: New & Revised (Wakefield Press 2025), a collection of 48 flash essays about place, the environment, and writing poetry. He lives in Salt Lake City.

Poetry Moment