'Florida Water' is an ode to the power of poetry

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Published July 2, 2025 at 11:58 AM EDT

Inspired by the cleansing water of spiritual baths, aja monet’s new poetry collection “Florida Water” is an ode to the ways a poem can rinse, unravel and reveal hard truths.

NPR’s Julie Depenbrock reports.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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