Quotes by Aberjhani, The American Poet Who Went Home Again

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“Peace is not so much a political mandate as it is a shared state of consciousness that remains elevated and intact only to the degree that those who value it volunteer their existence as living exa...”
— Aberjhani, The American Poet Who Went Home Again
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“The birth of a true poet is neither an insignificant event nor an easy delivery. Complications generally begin long before the fated soul carries its dubious light into whatever womb has been kind ...”
— Aberjhani, The American Poet Who Went Home Again
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“In an age when nations and individuals routinely exchange murder for murder, when the healing grace of authentic spirituality is usurped by the divisive politics of religious organizations, and whe...”
— Aberjhani, The American Poet Who Went Home Again
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“I called it a baptism in flaming ink that forced me to shed my shyness about recognizing myself as a poet and to accept the fact that life had never given me any choice in the matter. And then I ha...”
— Aberjhani, The American Poet Who Went Home Again
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“The American identity has never been a singular one and the voices of poets invariably sing, in addition to their own, the voices of those around them.”
— Aberjhani, The American Poet Who Went Home Again
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