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Americans Have Never Loved Poetry More—But They Call It Rap
Poet and I Know It
Poetry is no longer something we curl up to with a cup of tea. Instead, we take it in through earbuds. And America has never loved it more.
John McWhorter
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Jun. 29 2014
6:45AM EDT
The Daily Beast
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