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For Many Years, I Thought A Poem Was A Whisper Overheard, Not An Aria Heard.
-Rita Dove
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For Many Years, I Thought A Poem
Rita Dove
For Many Years, I Thought A Poem Was A Whisper Overheard, Not An Aria Heard.
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