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poetry

noun as in expressive, rhythmic literary work

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It's the story of her 30 years teaching English and poetry in British state schools.

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Haunting notes of music, lines of poetry and Shakespearean verses cascade out of him.

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While she has always combined public and private in her acclaimed and groundbreaking novels, essays, and poetry, this volume beautifully fuses Atwood the person, and Atwood the writer.

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They shared their love of poetry, books and classical music with their daughter, who was reading Yeats by kindergarten.

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Jordan believed poetry had the power to teach and educate, and she did not shy away from difficult word choices to appease the working class.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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