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The Spelled Out Spark in Rooms; for Dan Flavin
by Albert Mobilio
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Albert MobilioAlbert Mobilio is the author of several books of poetry including Bendable Siege, The Geographics, Me with Animal Towering, and Touch Wood. He teaches at the New School’s Eugene Lang College and is an editor at Hyperallergic Weekend and Bookforum.
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