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by | Issue #7, Issues, Poetry

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Terry Chess’s poetry has appeared in The Chiron Review, The Journal of Undiscovered Poets, and Quill & Parchment, to name a few. His poem, “Tornado”, was short-listed for the 2020 Fish Poetry Prize. He lives in a Chicago suburb and collects rare books, plays chess, and is an avid soccer fan.