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# Rickey Laurentiis

(1988)   Poet

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Rickey Laurentiis is a poet.

## Quick Facts About Rickey Laurentiis

Born November 30, 1988

Profession Poet

## About Rickey Laurentiis

poet... \| Rickey Laurentiis is a trans American poet. They are the author of Boy with Thorn (2015) and Death of the First Idea (2025), which was longlisted for the National Book Award for Poetry. Laurentiis received a Whiting Award in 2018 and a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2026.

##  Quotes by Rickey Laurentiis

> [“Take It Easy" That the light stalks your skin, no, that your skin makes it: a radiating hum, jive, a freedom, a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rickey-laurentiis/take-it-easy-that-the-light-stalks-your-skin-no-that-your-skin-makes/)

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