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  2. Arnold Adoff - Wikipedia

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    Arnold Adoff (July 16, 1935, in Bronx, New York – May 7, 2021, in Yellow Springs, Ohio) was an American children's writer. In 1988, the National Council of Teachers of English gave Adoff the Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children. He has said, "I will always try to turn sights and sounds into words.

  3. In for Winter, Out for Spring - Wikipedia

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    The poetry is formatted in eye-catching designs that encourage effective reading, whether by adults or by middle-graders who will be able to handle this themselves." [ 1 ] School Library Journal wrote "While the meanings are readily accessible, it will take sophisticated readers to read these poems alone. ...

  4. List of poets - Wikipedia

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    Randall Jarrell (1914–1965), US poet, children's author and novelist; US Poet Laureate; Bruno Jasieński (1901–1938), Polish poet, novelist and playwright; Mieczysław Jastrun (1903–1983), Polish poet and essayist; László Jávor (1903–1992), Hungarian poet; Robinson Jeffers (1887–1962), US poet; Vojin Jelić (1921–2004), Croatian ...

  5. Children's poetry - Wikipedia

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    In the nineteenth century, children's poets continued to write for children's entertainment. Ann Taylor and Jane Taylor wrote several books of children's poetry that contained poems such as "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" and "My Mother". [1] The Cambridge History of English and American Literature claims that their poems are 'proverbial'. [5]

  6. Marcus Wicker - Wikipedia

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    Marcus Wicker (born July 9, 1984) [1] is an American poet. He is the author of the full-length poetry-collections Silencer—winner of the Society of Midland Authors Award and Arnold Adoff Award for New Voices—and Maybe the Saddest Thing, selected by D. A. Powell for the National Poetry Series.

  7. Obituary poetry - Wikipedia

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    The obituary poets were, in the popular stereotype, either women or clergymen. [12] Obituary poetry may be the source of some of the murder ballads and other traditional narrative verse of the United States, and the sentimental tales told by the obituary poets showed their abiding vitality a hundred years later in the genre of teenage tragedy ...

  8. List of last words (20th century) - Wikipedia

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    The following is a list of last words uttered by notable individuals during the 20th century (1901-2000). A typical entry will report information in the following order: Last word(s), name and short description, date of death, circumstances around their death (if applicable), and a reference.

  9. Eloise Greenfield - Wikipedia

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    Eloise Greenfield (May 17, 1929 – August 5, 2021) was an American children's book and biography author and poet famous for her descriptive, rhythmic style and positive portrayal of the African-American experience. After college, Greenfield began writing poetry and songs in the 1950s while working in a civil service job.

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