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The poetry of a people comes from the deep recesses of the unconscious, the irrational and the collective body of our ancestral memories.
Margaret Walker
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"The poetry of a people comes from the deep recesses of the unconscious, the irrational and the collective body of our ancestral memories."
— Margaret Walker

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The poetry of a people comes from the deep recesses of the unconscious, the irrational and the collective body of our ancestral memories. — Margaret Walker

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Margaret Walker was a Poet from United States (1915–1998).

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Margaret Walker lived from 1915 – 1998.