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The fear of poetry is an indication that we are cut off from our own reality.

Muriel Rukeyser

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Muriel Rukeyser
Age: 66 †
Born: 1913
Born: December 15
Died: 1980
Died: February 12
Author
Poet
Screenwriter
Writer
New York City
New York
Indication
Cutting
Poetry
Fear
Reality

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