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Quote by Jane Hirshfield

“In both, today, are turnips, rotund orators, ventriloquists of the vanished. I have cut into one and pondered the inner brightness, made of almost nothing but being alive.”

Quote by Jane Hirshfield

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Jane Hirshfield

Jane Hirshfield is an American poet known for her concise and profound poetry. Born on February 24, 1953, she has gained widespread recognition in the literary world since the 1980s. more

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