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Two poets pen memoirs about the relationships that shaped their writing

NPR's Book of the Day

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Introduction

Glenn Weldon: A poem can be thought of as an act of self-interrogation. In a minute, poet and author Kwame Alexander will talk about his latest book. First up we'll hear from the poet Maggie Smith, who had one of her poems become an internet sensation.

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