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Poetry is the way into a spiritual vision of society and the universe.

Camille Paglia

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Camille Paglia
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: April 2
Art Historian
Essayist
Film Critic
Journalist
Literary Critic
Professor
Teacher
Writer
Endicott
New York
Camille Anna Paglia
Poetry
Vision
Society
Spiritual
Universe
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