Michael Nickell
Honor Code SignatorySigned 8 Sep 2020 | 98 contributions | 13 thank-yous | 2,541 connections
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Featured Female Poet connections: Michael is 19 degrees from Anne Bradstreet, 18 degrees from Ruth Niland, 32 degrees from Karin Boye, 30 degrees from 照 松平, 17 degrees from Anne Barnard, 36 degrees from Lola Rodríguez de Tió, 25 degrees from Christina Rossetti, 20 degrees from Emily Dickinson, 34 degrees from Nikki Giovanni, 23 degrees from Isabella Crawford, 18 degrees from Mary Gilmore and 22 degrees from Elizabeth MacDonald on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.
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