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The Constitution was the expression not only of a political faith, but also of political fears. It was wrought both as the organ of the national interest and as the bulwark of certain individual and local rights.
Annie Finch

Born: October 31, 1956 (age 68)
Bio: Annie Finch is an American poet, writer, performer, playwright, and entrepreneur. Dictionary of Literary Biography names her "one of the central figures in contemporary American poetry".
Known for:
- Spells: New and Selected Poems (2013)
- The body of poetry (2005)
- The Encyclopedia of Scotland (1982)