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Do you remember when they taught cursive in schools? I think they don't anymore. But I still enjoy it - just the physical act and all the - the whole business of making a thing out of language.

Anne Carson

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Anne Carson
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: June 21
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City of Toronto
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