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I love being part of poetry conversations. I love talking about what I've read.

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Victoria Chang
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: January 1
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As I published books, I realized, that's not really what I want. I don't care about the books as much anymore. I just want to write poetry.
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Sometimes people ask me to do stuff in New York, like Can you read at this thing? And I say, Nooo, I can't just get on a plane with these two screaming children - I can't just get rid of them on such short notice and take vacation and fly over to New York.
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