Marilyn Nelson - Teachers Make a Difference - Daniel Hoffman

The transcript details the speaker's relationship with Daniel Hoffman, a mentor and influential figure in their poetry career. Hoffman, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania, encouraged the speaker to submit poems to an anthology and later guided them through a correspondence course. After a decade-long break from writing, the speaker resumed poetry, finding their voice with Hoffman's help. Hoffman played a crucial role in publishing the speaker's first book and organizing their first major poetry reading. The transcript highlights Hoffman's significant impact on the speaker's life and his lasting legacy in the poetry community.

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