Poetry Unbound in Conversation — Amanda Quaid

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Sep 18, 202600:51:38Arts

After actor, dialect coach, and teacher Amanda Quaid was diagnosed with a serious illness in 2021, she responded by trying something new — she wrote poetry. She says, “I was looking for an art form that allowed me to be...

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