Muriel RukeyserBreathe in experience breathe out poetry
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A person’s life can be full of experiences. Some are good, some are bad, yet all are opportunities to grow. We learn from all of them, and they help us become better people. The things you do in your life are part of your story.
A writer is one who collects the experiences of their life for use in their work. They put their experiences into words so that others can understand them and learn from them. poem is a piece of writing that expresses the feelings of an author while breathing new life into their experience.
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