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Caroline Kennedy

I never thought I'd be doing poetry books. I never really studied poetry. But the first one I did was after my mother died, and I realized that people sort of think and talk about her style and fashion, but in fact, what made her the person she was was re

Caroline Kennedy

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Caroline Kennedy explains that she did not expect to write poetry books because she had no formal training in poetry. Her first poetry book was inspired by her mother’s death, leading her to understand that her mother’s true identity was more than just her outward appearance or style.

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