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My Life and My Life in the Nineties

This book offers a first-person account of the author's life, intertwining personal anecdotes with insights into the broader context of the 1990s. The narrative delves into the author's personal journey, while also providing a glimpse into the significant events and cultural shifts of the era. more

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Lyn Hejinian
Lyn Hejinian

Lyn Hejinian, born on May 17, 1941, is an influential American poet known for her unique linguistic style and profound exploration of female experiences. more

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“This poem is one of a series, all of them elegiac in intention, and subject to the strange forces of mourning that let loose illogical developments, into impossible configurations of thought. The poem is built of non-sequiturs, because that's what's left in the wake of the death. We cannot follow the dead, whether they are persons or ideas. Instead we remain, but in a situation that, in their absence, makes no sense.”

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