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I was raised with a sense of democratic vistas and egalitarianism.

Anne Waldman

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Anne Waldman
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: April 2
Poet
Writer
Millville
New Jersey
Egalitarianism
Vistas
Raised
Democratic
Sense

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I took my vow to poetry this is where I'm going to be. These are my people this is my tribe. This is where I'm going to put my energy.
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World War II synchronizes things for a lot of people. There's a kind of wakeup call.
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