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This I Believe

January 27, 2013 ·

Whenever I read a poem that moves me, I know I’m not alone in the world

I often used NPR’s This I Believe program and materials when I taught middle school. The essays, full of powerful ideas, helped students understand how to speak with their own voices and develop experiences with specific examples.

Here, poet Gregory Orr from The University of Virginia talks about why he writes and reads poetry.

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