When you grow up in a family of languages, you dev... -David Antin

When you grow up in a family of languages, you develop a kind of casual fluency, so that languages, though differently colored, all seem transparent to experience.

David Antin , Poet
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Respected poet and performance artist, known for his experimental and engaging poetry readings.

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