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| A. Navoi wrote poetry over 500 years ago that has withstood the test of time. | Ada Aharoni works for peace between Israelis and Palestinians with poetry. | Anna Akhmatova is considered one of Russia's best poets. | Chairil Anwar was a beloved Indonesian poet. |
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| Christine de Pisan was a 15th century French poet. | Doreen Van Lee writes about her Chicago childhood. | DuBose Heyward Wrote most of the lyrics to the famous musical, 'Porgy and Bess.' | Dylan Thomas : life will carry on, always with the same vigor. |
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| Edgar Allan Poe was a renowned poet who overcame many hardships including depression. | Edna St. Vincent Millay 's poetry was both popular and critically acclaimed. | Emily Dickinson wrote nearly 2,000 poems in her lifetime. | Emma Lazarus wrote the poem inscribed on the Statue of Liberty. |
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| Ilse Bing was a remarkable poet and photographer. Her works withstand the test of time. | Isaac Rosenberg was a poet of the Great War. | Langston Hughes was nicknamed the Poet Laureate of Harlem. | Li Bai |
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| Maria Josephine Barrios Filipina poet and activist | Mattie Stepanek is a hero to people of all ages around the world. | Maya Angelou is a writer and poet. | Ntozake Shange : 'world-class energizer of the word.' |
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| Pablo Neruda is the most widely read Latin-American poet. | Paul Laurence Dunbar was an African-American poet of the nineteenth century. | Phillis Wheatley was the first distinguished African-American poet. | Robert Lee Frost was named 'the national bard.' |
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| Robert Penn Warren was the first Poet Laureate of the United States. | Saul Williams is a Spoken Word Poet and Slam Champ. | Shel Silverstein was a poet, playwright, lyricist and good friend. |