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Czesław Miłosz Defected His Way to Winning a Nobel Prize

July 16, 2021 Nicholas E. Barron Author

Czesław Miłosz was an unknown writer unwelcome in his native country when he won the Nobel Prize in Literature. Here is his story.

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June Jordan Turned to Writing to Save Her Son and Have a Voice

July 16, 2021 Nicholas E. Barron Poet

June Jordan started writing to save her son after Harlem’s 1964 riots. She then became a leading Black poet and professor. Here is her story.

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