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My life all-around is really different than a lot of other poets. Not poets that are parents, too, but just that I can hardly find anyone who works in the industries that I've worked in.
Victoria Chang
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Victoria Chang
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: January 1
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I was sort of obsessed about corporate people committing suicide.
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I do think that given my background as a poet, and also I work in a different field, you're sort of neither here nor there.
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I think e-mail and social media and all that has made me feel way less isolated than ever before.
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Most of my writing friends are working in academia. Most of my business school friends are always talking about bringing companies public, and money, and making money, and lots and lots of money. It's just a different environment.
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I think I've always felt very isolated, and I'm sure lots of poets do.
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