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I think anything that gets people outside [is good] - I'm a big supporter of public parks and public spaces.

Anne Waldman

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Anne Waldman
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: April 2
Poet
Writer
Millville
New Jersey
Space
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Anything
Spaces
Good
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Parks
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Outside
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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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I get very upset when money is being cut and people can't visit the Grand Canyon.
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