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“Being so deeply rooted in one place and culture allows a genuine writer to experiment wildly with the material without ever losing touch with its essence.” quote by Dana Gioia — Download Open image

“Being so deeply rooted in one place and culture allows a genuine writer to experiment wildly with the material without ever losing touch with its essence.”

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“There is no human society, however isolated, that has not developed and employed poetry as a cultural practice.”

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