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Erica Jong

Poetry is what we turn to in the most emotional moments of our life - when a beloved friend dies, when a baby is born or when we fall in love.

Erica Jong

Poetry

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Erica Jong suggests that poetry serves as a way to express and process intense feelings during significant life events like loss, birth, and love. It captures emotions that are often difficult to put into ordinary words.

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