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I think Visions of Cody is the most radical book in terms of poetic stretch and the way Jack Kerouac is able to incorporate documentation and incorporate the live tape recording of Neal and so on.

Anne Waldman

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Anne Waldman
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: April 2
Poet
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Millville
New Jersey
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Neal
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