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Instead of trying to come up and pontificate on what literature is, you need to talk with children, to teachers, and mak
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"Instead of trying to come up and pontificate on what literature is, you need to talk with children, to teachers, and make sure they get poetry in the curriculum early"

- Rita Dove

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This quote by Rita Dove is encouraging individuals to take a more hands-on strategy to recognizing literature. Rather than attempting ahead up with a definition of literature, Dove suggests talking with children and also instructors to make certain that verse is included in the educational program from an early age. This is a call to action for people to obtain involved in the education and learning of youths as well as to make certain that they are revealed to literature from a young age. Dove thinks that this is the most effective means to make certain that children develop a love of literary works and an admiration for the power of words. By engaging with kids as well as instructors, we can help to foster a love of literature as well as make sure that it is passed on to future generations.

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USA Flag This quote is written / told by Rita Dove somewhere between August 28, 1952 and today. He/she was a famous Poet from USA. The author also have 45 other quotes.

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