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The Desire to Know Each Other | Elizabeth Alexander [Becoming Wise]

The Desire to Know Each Other | Elizabeth Alexander [Becoming Wise]

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Apr 11, 2016
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"Are we human beings who are in community, do we call to each other? Do we heed each other? Do we want to know each other?" Poet Elizabeth Alexander speaks of our need for language to understand our neighbors.

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