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Long before we created libraries, or even books, poetry was the way we humans remembered who we were, a primary means of documenting and contemplating our lives.
Robin Coste Lewis
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"Long before we created libraries, or even books, poetry was the way we humans remembered who we were, a primary means of documenting and contemplating our lives."
— Robin Coste Lewis

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Long before we created libraries, or even books, poetry was the way we humans remembered who we were, a primary means of documenting and contemplating our lives. — Robin Coste Lewis

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Robin Coste Lewis was a Poet from American (1964–present).

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Robin Coste Lewis lived from 1964 – present.