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“Until we can all present ourselves to the world in our completeness, as fully and beautifully as we see ourselves naked in our bedrooms, we are not free.”

Quote by Merle Woo

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Merle Woo is a poet born in 1941. Her poetry is renowned for its profound social consciousness and unique personal style. more

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