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I was desperately unhappy trying to adjust to the world.

~Al Purdy

Topics: Adjust Desperately Trying Unhappy World

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For me, the vast marvel is to be alive. For man, or for flowers or beast or bird, the supreme triumph is to be most vividly and perfectly alive.

~Al Purdy

Topics: Alive Beast Bird Flowers Man Marvel Me Most Perfectly Supreme Triumph Vast Vividly

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'A collected poems' is either a gravestone or a testimonial to survival.

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Topics: Collected Either Poems Survival Testimonial

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I don't think I do have a soul.

~Al Purdy

Topics: Soul Think

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I started writing when I was about thirteen.

~Al Purdy

Topics: About Started Thirteen Writing

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In my own mind, I was sort of a desperate kid.

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Topics: Desperate Kid Mind My Own Own Sort

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I'm not religious in any formal sense, not in any God sense.

~Al Purdy

Topics: Any Formal God Religious Sense

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Things were so bad we ate rabbits that neighbours had run over and gave to us because they knew we were broke.

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Topics: Ate Bad Because Broke Gave Had Knew Neighbours Over Rabbits Run Things Us Were

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At a certain age you're always uncertain how other people will take you.

~Al Purdy

Topics: Age Always Certain Certain Age How Other People Take Uncertain Will You

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Biography

Nationality: Canadian

Type: Poet

Born: December 30th, 1918

Died: April 21st, 2000

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