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A lonely day leads to a college poetry prize

WBUR
Published February 20, 2026 at 10:04 AM MST

The Academy of American Poets gives prizes to university and college students. One of them is Lauren Chumbley.

NPR’s Neda Ulaby reports.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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