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From Beirut to Boston: The Utter Americanness of Khalil Gibran

America’s Poet

He was an immigrant child from Lebanon who passed through Ellis Island and became America’s best-selling poet. His story is America’s story.

Gil Troy

Published Jun. 21 2015 12:01AM EDT

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Gil Troy

Gil Troy

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