Alice Walker, as quoted in "June Jordan" by Margaret Busby, in The Guardian (20 June 2002)
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June Jordan makes us think of Akhmatova, of Neruda. She is the bravest of us, the most outraged. She feels for all. She is the universal poet.
— Alice Walker
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "June Jordan makes us think of Akhmatova, of Neruda. She is the bravest of us, the most outraged. She feels for all. She is the universal poet." in the context of "Alice Walker, as quoted in "June Jordan" by Margaret Busby, in The Guardian (20 June 2002)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About June Jordan
June Millicent Jordan (9 July 1936 – 14 June 2002) was an African-American bisexual political activist, writer, poet, essayist, and teacher, born in Harlem, New York, to Jamaican immigrants.
About June Jordan
June Millicent Jordan (9 July 1936 – 14 June 2002) was an African-American bisexual political activist, writer, poet, essayist, and teacher, born in Harlem, New York, to Jamaican immigrants.
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