"Harriet Levin [is] a shining poet in her generation.... The dynamics of her language and her vigorous voice distinguish all her poems. Levin's fearless willingness to tackle any subject combines with her subtle intelligence to produce a rare reading experience, the moving, psychologically sophisticated and intriguing work of a poet with both guts and craft"

-- Molly Peacock

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“What I'd do is not have USAID and the National Endowment for Democracy working with U.S. taxpayers' money to knock off an elected government in Ukraine, which is what they did. I wouldn't try to force the people of Ukraine into a deal with NATO against their interest or into a deal with the European Union, which is against their economic interest.”

Source : "Democratic presidential candidate accuses US of provoking Ukrainian crisis". www.rt.com. March 5, 2014.
“My dad (Ken Griffey) would have bopped me on the head when I was a kid if I came home bragging about what I did on the field. He only wanted to know what the team did.”
“Those who have compared our life to a dream were right... we were sleeping wake, and waking sleep.”
“The only place Avant Garde looks good is in the words Avant Garde.”
“We used to look up at the sky and wonder at our place in the stars, now we just look down and worry about our place in the dirt.”
“I am not one of those translators who think that working closely with the writer will yield the best translation.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net
“Our thoughts are to the individual as our art is to the community.”
“The final phone call that said we're going to be picked up again was just a miracle. We've overcome the impossible and we're still pushing forward. I know John is smiling and so happy that he gets to watch us on TV.”

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