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Retiring to the canopy of the bedroom, turning on the bedside light, taking the big dictionary to bed, clutching the unabridged bulk, heavy with the weight of all the meanings between these covers, smoothing the thin sheets, thick with accented syllables—all are exercises in the conscious regimen of dreamers, who toss words on their tongues while turning illuminated pages.

Harryette Mullen

Harryette Mullen

Harryette Mullen

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Born: July 1, 1953 (age 71)

Bio: Harryette Mullen, Professor of English at University of California, Los Angeles is an American poet, short story writer, and literary scholar.

Known for:

Sleeping with the Dictionary (2002)
Muse & drudge (1995)
Recyclopedia (2006)
S*PeRM**K*T (1992)
Urban Tumbleweed: Notes from a Tanka Diary (2013)

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