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Mari Evans

"I try for a poetic language that says, This is who we are, where we have been, where we are. This is where we must go. And this is what we must do."

Mari Evans, American Poet
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"I try for a poetic language that says, This is who we are, where we have been, where we are. This is where we must go. And this is what we must do."

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