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Poetry for me has been a long pilgrimage, a journey and a growing relationship with the unknown.

David Whyte

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David Whyte
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: September 21
Film Actor
Film Director
Film Producer
Poet
Stage Actor
Television Actor
Marrickville
New South Wales
Australia
Poetry
Journey
Relationship
Growing
Long
Pilgrimage
Unknown

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