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Anne Waldman Quotes: I grew up in New York City in Greenwich Village and had parents who were somewhat bohemian so I was always on the nonconformist side of the equation.
         

I grew up in New York City in Greenwich Village and had parents who were somewhat bohemian so I was always on the nonconformist side of the equation.


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As a woman I have felt encouraged and fed by and nurtured by the work of [Jack] Kerouac and others.



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