32. Choi has published poetry
focusing on social
activism and equality,
which has won awards and
been highlighted in many
journals and magazines.
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33. When My Brother Was an
Aztec is a work of
courage and invention -
one that foregrounds the
particularities of family
dynamics and individual
passion against the
backdrop of Western
mythologies and a deeply
rooted cultural history.
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34. A popular poem for
children, it was first
published in 1974. The
poem describes a hidden
other world which lies
between the sidewalk and
the street.
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35. Mary Oliver was awarded the
National Book Award. In the
fourteen years since its initial
appearance it has become one
of the best-selling volumes of
poetry in the country.
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36. Milk and Honey is a collection
of poems, not a traditional
prose text, Kaur is able to
switch from second to third to
first person point of view with
each new poem.
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She has competed in many slam poetry competitions, where she became increasingly known as a poet.
AZTEC- a member of a Nahuati-speaking people that founded the Mexican empire conquered by Cortes in 1519.
A world which children know how to find, where things are somewhat different from our world.
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a poet working at the intersection of poetry, the sciences, and the crisis of the biosphere.
In "The Promise," Jane Hirshfield skillfully explores the tension between the human desire for permanence and the inevitability of change and impermanence in both the natural world and personal relationships. The poem evokes a sense of longing and vulnerability while ultimately offering a glimmer of hope in the enduring nature of love and human connections.