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Literal thousands of Americans taking to the road and getting into that green automobile and just going. At the same time there is real incredible work [of art] that comes out of it. Never forget that.

Anne Waldman

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Anne Waldman
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: April 2
Poet
Writer
Millville
New Jersey
Time
Getting
Automobile
Forget
Literal
Comes
Incredible
Art
Thousands
Real
Road
Going
Green
Work
Americans
Never
Taking

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