Constantly risking absurdity and death whenever he performs above the heads of his audience, the poet, like an acrobat, climbs on rhyme to a high wire of his own making.
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There won't be any changes until we have another depression like in the 1930s, which we have not approached yet in the present recession.
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Freedom of speech is always under attack by Fascist mentality, which exists in all parts of the world, unfortunately.
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The future of publishing lies with the small and medium-sized presses, because the big publishers in New York are all part of huge conglomerates.
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