“The great hypnotist” by Ashleigh A. Allen

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The great hypnotist

By Ashleigh A. Allen


Copyright © Ashleigh A. Allen

Previously published by the Bronwen Wallace Award.

Ashleigh A. Allen is a poet, writer, researcher, and educator in Tkaronto (Toronto). She is currently a doctoral candidate in Curriculum & Pedagogy at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto. Her poetry has appeared in The Malahat Review, the minnesota review, The Dalhousie Review, PRISM international and elsewhere. She was longlisted for the 2023 CBC Poetry Prize and a finalist for the 2024 Bronwen Wallace Award for Emerging Writers.


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