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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.
Tess Gallagher

Born: July 21, 1943 (age 81)
Bio: Tess Gallagher is an American poet, essayist, and short story writer. She attended the University of Washington, where she studied creative writing with Theodore Roethke and later Nelson Bentley as well as David Wagoner and Mark Strand.
Known for:
- Dear Ghosts, (2006)
- Moon crossing bridge (1992)
- Midnight Lantern: New & Selected Poems (2011)
- At the Owl Woman Saloon (1997)
- The Lover of Horses (1986)