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Because poets feel what we're afraid to feel, venture where we're reluctant to go, we learn from their journeys without taking the same dramatic risks.

Diane Ackerman

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Diane Ackerman
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: October 7
Author
Naturalist
Non-Fiction Writer
Poet
Screenwriter
Writer
Waukegan
Illinois
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Risks
Without
Poets
Feel
Dramatic
Feels
Poet
Afraid
Journey
Journeys
Taking
Reluctant
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Venture

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