Marge Piercy Interview in Fooling with Words: A Celebration of Poets and Their Craft by Bill Moyers (1999)
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Poems told me there were other people who felt the way I felt. That was validation for the person I was. Poems can mean survival.
— Marge Piercy on Poetry
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About Marge Piercy
Marge Piercy (born March 31, 1936) is a Jewish American poet, novelist, and social activist.
About Marge Piercy
Marge Piercy (born March 31, 1936) is a Jewish American poet, novelist, and social activist.
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