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Poetry is the most concentrated form of literature it is the most emotionalized and powerful way in which thought can be presented.

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Amy Lowell
Age: 51 †
Born: 1874
Born: February 9
Died: 1925
Died: May 12
Poet
Socialite
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Brookline
Massachusetts
Amy Lawrence Lowell
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Poetry
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