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Write Out Loud’s Poem of the Week is 'Random note 1' by Alex J.J.

This week, we offer our congratulations to Alex J.J for his beautiful piece Random Note 1. On his profile Alex says of himself:
Born in Middletown, NY. Korean American. Aspiring poet and writer. 19yr old boy who just wants to run off somewhere far away and grow bored for a long time.

Here are his answers to our Q&A.

How long have you been writing and what initially got you into writing poetry?
Not that long, as in...

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