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“Best of 2025” at Salvation South: Andy Fogle and Chuck Reece name their No. 1 poems of the year—Jacqueline Allen Trimble’s blues-soaked elegy and F. Dylan Waguespack’s searing hymn for a homeless father—alongside two deep walks through the Southern verse that moved us most.

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Evolvedfights 24 04 19 Sarah Arabic Vs Will Til Better Today

Round 1 set the tone. Sarah used lateral movement to frustrate Will’s forward momentum, landing crisp counters—short, accurate strikes that scored without committing. Will answered with volume: flurries that smeared the center line, forcing Sarah to pivot and reset. The round favored Sarah on precision and economy; Will won the crowd with aggression but sacrificed clarity for quantity.