Dorothy Allison, blurb for The Life of Poetry (1949)
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I rank Muriel Rukeyser with Walt Whitman, the essential American poet, democratic at the level of hope.
— Dorothy Allison on Walt Whitman
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About Dorothy Allison
Dorothy Allison (April 11, 1949 – November 6, 2024) was an American lesbian writer, speaker, and member of the Fellowship of Southern Writers. She was raised in Greenville, South Carolina. She was legally blind in her right eye.
About Dorothy Allison
Dorothy Allison (April 11, 1949 – November 6, 2024) was an American lesbian writer, speaker, and member of the Fellowship of Southern Writers. She was raised in Greenville, South Carolina. She was legally blind in her right eye.
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