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Her Family and Writing

Clip: 9/25/1991 | 10m 59sVideo has Closed Captions

Raising twins without help was difficult. But she treasures her time with them and...

Raising twins without help was difficult. But she treasures her time with them and her small amount of time dedicated to writing poetry. Her husband is also a writer. They share duties of raising their children and devoting their time to writing without getting in each others way. Moving back to Minnesota and moving into the home next door to her childhood home seemed like a good idea at the...

09/25/1991

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Body Poetry

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Clip: 9/25/1991 | 3m 29s | Having gone through a phase of unable to use her shoulder and knee, Manfred started... (3m 29s)

Other Works

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Clip: 9/25/1991 | 4m 40s | Manfred has also finished a few novels and is in the process of editing one. She... (4m 40s)

Why Write?

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Clip: 9/25/1991 | 6m 22s | A tough question for Manfred, she saw her father's love of writing as she grew up... (6m 22s)

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