A Breathing Exercise for Life

"Breathe-in experience, breathe-out poetry."
- Muriel Rukeyser (born on this date in 1913)

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December 13, 2013

“Breathe-in experience, breathe-out poetry.”– Muriel Rukeyser (born on this date in 1913)

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