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Article: Childhood connection.(Travel-Books)
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- Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
- Article date:
- April 22, 2007
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Byline: TED KOOSER - U.S. Poet Laureate, 2004-2006
Naomi Shihab Nye is one of my favorite poets. She lives in San Antonio and travels widely, an ambassador for poetry. Here she captures a lovely moment from her childhood.
Supple Cord
My brother, in his small white
bed,
held one end.
I tugged the other
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