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Fascinating to hear about the truly multicultural experience of Panama, and to read this lovely poem. ❤️

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What a great interview - and such beautiful writing -

"The best dress I ever wore was forest green velvet

tapered to a bee’s waist."

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Excellent. Hits all the right notes. Both newsy and interesting. You have a future doing pieces for "60 Minutes" or maybe even "Sesenta Minutos"./

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Hey, gracias!

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Excellent interview; her words, her poetry is a soul language we all long for. Thank you for this post, Marlena.

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Stephanie, I'm so happy that it spoke to you. Karen Rigby's poetry is so rich and layered intriguing and beautiful.

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I dream of being a poet of her calibre. She's a gift of beauty to these trying times.

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