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Eleanor Paynter has roots in Texas, Rome, and New York, and holds an MFA from Sarah Lawrence College. Her brother and sister-in-law serve in the US Army. Eleanor's poems have recently appeared in elimae, Innisfree, New Madrid, Salamander, and Washington Square Review. A teacher and translator, she lives in the Netherlands.
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