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Poetry must find ways of breaking distance.... all languages are dialects that are made to break new grounds.

Giannina Braschi

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Giannina Braschi
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: February 5
Actor
Essayist
Journalist
Novelist
Poet
Tennis Player
University Teacher
Writer
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Poetry
Ways
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Language
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Grounds
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Languages
Made
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