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... what is great poetry, after all, but the continuation of the human voice after death?

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Erica Jong
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: March 26
Author
Feminist
Novelist
Poet
Writer
New York City
New York
Erica Mann Jong
Poetry
Voice
Death
Human
Humans
Great
Continuation

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Turning fifty ... is like flying: hours of boredom punctuated by moments of sheer terror.
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If we ban whatever offends any group in our diverse society, we will soon have no art, no culture, no humor, no satire. Satire is by its nature offensive. So is much art and political discourse. The value of these expressions far outweighs their risk.
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