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Chad Heltzel

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Chad Heltzel has lived in many states, but now lives in Chicago. His poems have appeared in In Other Words, Faultline, and Hamilton Stone Review. He is co-editor of the online journal Little Red Leaves and poetry editor of Packingtown Review.

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  • New Orleans, Louisiana

    You will notice when water is removed, / the pitch increases. Encyclopedias of musicology / have these facts all wrong. …

    Issue 05 · June 2009  ·  Poetry

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