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The work of Jana Harris is unique in American writing. She has always had a voice of true grit—sometimes harsh, sometimes funny, always close to the bone, tart, and indomitable.
Alicia Ostriker
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Alicia Ostriker
Age: 86
Born: 1937
Born: November 11
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Alicia Suskin Ostriker
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