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I believe God is a poet; every religion in our history was made of poems and songs, and not a few of them had books attached.

- Luis Alberto Urrea
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Luis Alberto Urrea
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I often say poetry was my first love.

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The concept of a literature of witness - of bearing witness - has embedded in it the need for action. One must not simply hide in the shadows and type; one must also stand in the light.

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I believe God is a poet; every religion in our history was made of poems and songs, and not a few of them had books attached.

I believe God is a poet; every religion in our history was made of poems and songs, and not a few of them had books attached.

I believe God is a poet; every religion in our history was made of poems and songs, and not a few of them had books attached.

I believe God is a poet; every religion in our history was made of poems and songs, and not a few of them had books attached.

I believe God is a poet; every religion in our history was made of poems and songs, and not a few of them had books attached.

I believe God is a poet; every religion in our history was made of poems and songs, and not a few of them had books attached.

I believe God is a poet; every religion in our history was made of poems and songs, and not a few of them had books attached.

I believe God is a poet; every religion in our history was made of poems and songs, and not a few of them had books attached.

I believe God is a poet; every religion in our history was made of poems and songs, and not a few of them had books attached.

I believe God is a poet; every religion in our history was made of poems and songs, and not a few of them had books attached.

I believe God is a poet; every religion in our history was made of poems and songs, and not a few of them had books attached.

I believe God is a poet; every religion in our history was made of poems and songs, and not a few of them had books attached.

I believe God is a poet; every religion in our history was made of poems and songs, and not a few of them had books attached.

I believe God is a poet; every religion in our history was made of poems and songs, and not a few of them had books attached.

I believe God is a poet; every religion in our history was made of poems and songs, and not a few of them had books attached.