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I live in Santa Cruz. I moved here in 1974 and couldn't leave.

~Ellen Bass

Topics: Cruz Here Leave Live Moved Santa

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I wanted to be a writer since I was in high school, but I never thought it was possible.

~Ellen Bass

Topics: High High School Never Possible School Since Thought Wanted Writer

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So much inspires me. People living their lives with courage, beauty of all kinds, nature in all its aspects, people I love and people I hardly know, and, of course, other poets.

~Ellen Bass

Topics: Aspects Beauty Courage Course Hardly Inspires Kinds Know Lives Living Love Me Much Nature Other People Poets I Love

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Poetry is the most intimate of all writing. I want to speak first from me to myself and then from me to you.

~Ellen Bass

Topics: First Intimate Me Most Myself Poetry Speak Then Want Writing You

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I think many people love poetry who don't know they love it. People are sometimes afraid of poetry, or they've been introduced to poetry that doesn't speak to them.

~Ellen Bass

Topics: Afraid Been Introduced Know Love Many People Poetry Sometimes Speak Them Think Who I Think

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Garrison Keillor read several of my poems on 'The Writer's Almanac' and I've heard from listeners nationally and internationally. That's one of the great gifts of email.

~Ellen Bass

Topics: Email Gifts Great Heard Internationally Listeners Poems Read Several Writer

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Poet

Born: Unknown

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