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# A. Van Jordan

(1965)   Poet

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A. Van Jordan is a poet.

## Quick Facts About A. Van Jordan

Born March 5, 1965

Profession Poet

## About A. Van Jordan

American poet and academic... \| A. Van Jordan is an American poet. He is a professor at Stanford University and was previously a college professor in the Department of English Language & Literature at the University of Michigan and distinguished visiting professor at Ithaca College. He previously served as the first Henry Rutgers

##  Quotes by A. Van Jordan

> [“There are women who will never get to know their fathers and won't get over it. There are women who have had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-van-jordan/there-are-women-who-will-never-get-to-know-their-fathers-and-won-t/)

A. Van Jordan

[Fathers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fathers/)

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> [“Being a wife to a man is like being a lid to a jar: if she doesn't fit, he'll simply try another…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-van-jordan/being-a-wife-to-a-man-is-like-being-a-lid-to-a-jar-if-she-doesn-t-fit/)

A. Van Jordan

[Marriage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/marriage/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ac/a-van-jordan-100346_marriage_being-a-wife-to-a-man-is-like-being-a-li_1567770.jpg)

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