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I used to solve equations easily. If train A left Sioux Falls at nine o'clock, traveling at a fixed rate, I knew when it would meet train B. Now I wonder if the trains will crash; or else I picture naked limbs through Pullman windows, each a small vignette of longing.

Linda Pastan

Linda Pastan

Linda Pastan

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Born: May 27, 1932

Died: January 30, 2023 (aged 90)

Bio: Linda Pastan was an American poet of Jewish background. From 1991 1995 she was Poet Laureate of Maryland.

Known for:

The last uncle (2002)
The imperfect paradise (1988)
Queen of a Rainy Country (2006)
Carnival evening (1998)
Heroes in Disguise (1991)

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