Poems are such versatile things. They can be as concise as a well-written line but also long enough to fill an entire book.

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The poet laureate will serve as an ambassador for the arts to promote creative expression and inspire writers across the ...

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By force of her imagination and skill, Emily Dickinson could take the measure of solitude, opprobrium and even damnation.

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In October 1854, a large crowd in Worcester, Massachusetts took action against the presence of "slave catcher" Asa O. Butman ...

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