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Dan Boehl writes poems based on conversations, interactions, and outings he has with other fellows, their partners, and staff he encounters while on residency at the Akademie. This time: Amir Reza Koohestani

»The day Amir Koohestani and I started our fellowship, the cafeteria served an apple and bread desert whose name Philip Widmann translated as ›thing that snuggles in the oven.‹ Being a Persian director overseeing a traveling theater company, Amir joked about some techniques for putting foreign immigration and customs officials at ease.«

thing
that
snuggles
in
the
oven
perfume
passport
nice
cover
plays
anthem
of
country
you
visit
yer
gonna
get
checked

surprise
yer
a
good
guy

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