Poetry

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"Where's your will to be weird?"Jim Morrison will go down in history as one of the greatest frontmen in the history of music. Serving as the lead singer of the Doors, Morrison’s incredible voice and...

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Before the hippies came around, there were the Beats—and at the forefront was Allen Ginsberg, the generation-defining poet of the iconic poem "Howl."

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It seemed like nothing could slow down Walt Whitman’s lust for life, but fate had cruel plans for him.

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Emily Dickinson was mysterious and infamously reluctant to publish her poetry. Her work has inspired generations of readers—but few know her dark history.

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“It's bad timing, but a lot of kids become teenagers just as their parents are hitting their mid-life crisis. So everybody's miserable and confused and seeking that new sense of identity.”–Laurie Halse Anderson. Who is...



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