Grace Paley interview with Democracy Now (2003)
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when people say, “What can poets do?” I often say, “Just what any other working group could do to get anything accomplished, and that is to organize.”
— Grace Paley on Poets
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About Grace Paley
Grace Paley (December 11 1922 – August 22 2007) was a Jewish American short story writer, poet, teacher, and political activist. The 1994 edition of her Collected Stories was a finalist for both the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize.
About Grace Paley
Grace Paley (December 11 1922 – August 22 2007) was a Jewish American short story writer, poet, teacher, and political activist. The 1994 edition of her Collected Stories was a finalist for both the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize.
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