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    A Poem for a Thursday #320

    Mary Karr is an American poet, essayist, and memoirist. She is particularly known for her best-selling memoir, The Liar’s Club, which was named one of the year’s best books. It explores her difficult childhood in East Texas. Karr has also published five volumes of poetry and has won many awards including the Pushcart Prize and the Whiting Award. Ninety percent of what's wrong with you could be cured with a hot bath,says God from the bowels of the subway.but we want magic, to winthe lottery we never bought a ticket for.(Tenderly, the monks chant, embracethe suffering.) The voice of God does not pander,offers no five-year plan, no long-termsolution, nary an…