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The Great City

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23 Mar 2022

Poets: Activists for Change

by Leo Hines | posted in: Poetry, Writer's Craft | 1

During their writing lives, poets wear many hats. But, at some point, many either become historians, chronicling their time period, or evolve into social activists working toward social and political change. Still, poets are much more. They resemble an unending string of pearls, members of a unique grouping of visionaries. … Read More

Gwendolyn Brooks, The Great City, Walt Whitman

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