"Josephine Miles, who traveled with her wheelchair/around the country to read poems,/said, Don't make your poem a neat package with a/bow tied at the end. She also said,/It's hard to help."
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Naomi Shihab Nye Voices in the Air (2018)
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Josephine Miles
Josephine Miles (June 11, 1911 – May 12, 1985) was an American poet and literary critic.
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