Poetry is not a luxury. It is a vital necessity of our existence. It forms the quality of the light within which we predicate our hopes and dreams toward survival and change, first made into language, then into an idea, then into more tangible action. 
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Peace Begins with Peaceful Actions
By Jan Willis — 2019
To change the world, says Jan Willis, we need hope. And hope grows from nonviolent actions, no matter how small.
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