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Jean Toomer
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A Study of Poetry
4:043 Dickinson, Emily: A Life of Letters, This is my letter to the world/That never wrote to me; I'll tell you how the Sun Rose/A Ribbon at a time; Hope is the thing with feathers/That perches in the soul
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Poetry: First Lines
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Born December 26, 1894 • Washington, D.C. • United States
Died March 30, 1967 (aged 72) • Pennsylvania
Notable Works “Cane”

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