Poetry is life distilled. — Gwendolyn Brooks
Poetry is life distilled. — Gwendolyn Brooks
Poetry is life distilled. — Gwendolyn Brooks
Poetry is life distilled. — Gwendolyn Brooks
Poetry is life distilled. — Gwendolyn Brooks
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Poetry is life distilled.

— Gwendolyn Brooks
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