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What is Poetry?
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That's a good question. Maybe this is poetry. A haiku, perhaps.

What's a Memoir?
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Memoir. n. A book in which you write down all your thoughts and memories so that millions of randos can get to know far more about you and your fam...

Short Stories
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Oh ye of small attention spans: if novels don't float your boat, short stories just might. Even if that boat is less of an oil tanker and more of a...

Sonnets
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This video defines sonnets, a favorite of William Shakespeare. What are the different types of sonnet? How do you identify different kinds of sonne...