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poetry

noun as in expressive, rhythmic literary work

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Eventually Tina makes it to Louise’s poetry reading where she wrote two poems and one is really sweet and about the family.

The Woodland Trust said the "rooted in culture" theme was chosen to celebrate how trees shape the cultural landscape in literature, music, poetry and art.

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There’s a wealth of kind of poetry/music crossovers that I think work really well, like Saul Williams.

"I want to tell stories about our places and histories, our proverbs, folklore and poetry," he says.

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The U.S. poet laureate and native Californian’s seventh collection of poetry is rooted in the land, but gives voice to the transcendent.

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

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