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Loc: Poetry 180: Lesson
This five-stanza poem shares a poem from a father to his son.
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Loc: Poetry 180: Sister Cat
This poem describes how sometimes needs cannot be filled. A cat is used to exemplify this concept.
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Loc: Poetry 180: For My Daughter
This poem expresses a father's wishes for his daughter.
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Loc: Poetry 180: The Moon
This one-stanza poem describes a half-moon in an original way.
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Loc: Poetry 180: Bringing My Son to the Police Station to Be Fingerprinted
This poem tells the narrative of a son being taken to the police station to be fingerprinted.
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Loc: Poetry 180: Space Heater
This single-stanza poem describes the poet's gratefulness for the space heater.
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Loc: Poetry 180: Sentimental Moment or Why Did the Baguette Cross the Road?
This three-stanza non-prose piece shares a father's point of view about his son, but the father sometimes forgets that his son is now grown.
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Loc: Poetry 180: Smoking
This single-stanza poem discusses the topic of smoking.
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Loc: Poetry 180: Gratitude to Old Teachers
In this two-stanza non-prose piece, the poet expresses gratitude for old teachers.
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Loc: Poetry 180: Love Song
This poem describes the saving of a baby bird and analyzes what drew the desperate bird to her.
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Loc: Poetry 180: Near the Wall of a House
This four-stanza poem speaks of the poet's positive insights about love.
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Loc: Poetry 180: To a Daughter Leaving Home
This single-stanza poem expresses the thoughts regarding her daughter who is leaving her family's home.
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Loc: Poetry 180: June 11
In this non-prose piece, the poet shares his experience with a birthday passing without much celebration.
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Loc: Poetry 180: Doing Without
This non-prose piece share what it would be like to go without having many material possessions.
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Loc: Poetry 180: Turtle
This one-stanza poem describes a turtle's physical and mental traits.
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Loc: Poetry 180:how to Tell Your Mother There Will Be No Grandkids in Her Future
In this non-prose piece, the poet advises how to communite with a mother that there will be no grandchildren from her in the future.
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Loc: Poetry 180: A New Poet
This six-stanza poem describes the characteristics of a new poet.
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Loc: Poetry 180: Timely Enumerations Concerning Sri Lanka
This poem shares the sights and treasures of Sri Lanka. The turbulent history of Sri Lanka is emphasized.
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Loc: Poetry 180: Birth Day
This three-stanza poem expresses his mother's joy in giving birth to her daughter.
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Loc: Poetry 180: Do You Love Me?
This seven-stanza poem shares a scene of a girl questioning a dog to see if it loves her.
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Loc: Poetry 180: Second Estrangement
In this poem, the author writes about the experience of getting separated from a parent while out shopping.
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Loc: Poetry 180: The Hymn of a Fat Woman
This poem shares some imaginary thoughts from the perspective of an obese woman.
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Loc: Biographical Directory of the u.s. Congress: William Wyatt Bibb
Brief summary of William Wyatt Bibb's political career, both in Georgia and Alabama