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William Irwin Thompson

William Irwin Thompson is an American social philosopher, cultural critic, and poet. He received the Oslo International Poetry Festival Award in 1986. He describes his writing and speaking style as "mind-jazz on ancient texts". He is the founder of the Lindisfarne Association.


“That shoreline where the island of knowing meets the unfathomable sea of our own being is the landscape of myth.”
William Irwin Thompson
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