I'm Passing On A Tradition Of Which I Am Part. There's A Long Line Of Poets Who Went Before Me, And I'm Another One, And I'm Hoping To Pass That On To Other Younger, Or Newer, Poets Than Myself. - SearchQuotes

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I'm passing on a tradition of which I am part. There's a long line of poets who went before me, and I'm another one, and I'm hoping to pass that on to other younger, or newer, poets than myself.

Diane Wakoski

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