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“You can’t explain poetry. It’s the most powerful thing in the world. And it’s the furthest away from being trashed by commerce.”

“You can’t explain poetry. It’s the most powerful thing in the world. And it’s the furthest away from being trashed by commerce.”
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JACK HIRSCHMAN

Occupation Poet laureate

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Achievement The San Francisco poet laureate — along with poets Francisco X. Alarcon, Jose Montoya and Nina Serrano — is part of the “Dream Poetry Team” that recently appeared in a special program at Berkeley’s La Peña Cultural Center.

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