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Fifty-one poems from Washington, DC, inspired by the American squirrel. Written in 2016. Published in 2025. American Squirrel features birds, coffee, dinosaurs, Geraldine Ferraro, H Street, Neanderthals, parkour, Puritans, running, sycamore trees, Utica, NY, the Virgin Mary, and recurring character Henrie, ""tree specialist on behalf of squirrel-kind serving at the pleasure of all creatures everywhere."" From poems exploring political division-""A wall is growing in the park/asking questions about the nature of things/like are you in/or are you out?""-to reflections on love, art, human flourishing, and public transportation, Lovett's poems chronicle the arc of American history and help readers consider what the next chapters of our national narrative will look like.

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Sam Lovett is a chaplain and teacher at St. Paul's School in Concord, New Hampshire. Ordained in the United Church of Christ, Lovett teaches religion and humanities courses. He is also a writer, copy editor, and former editor at Post Road.

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