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It is the most famous poem in American literature, a staple of pop songs, newspaper columnists and valedictorian speeches. It is “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost: Everyone can quote those ...

The poet Robert Hayden grew up in Paradise Valley and wrote one of the most famous American poems of the 20th century: “Those Winter Sundays.” It is a poem, a sonnet in fact, that captures in ...

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Troy New York is the home of Uncle Sam, an iconic character in American history. The Collar City also helped launch one of the best-known Christmas poems in history, which is celebrating a big birt… ...

The most famous poet in American history sold a million copies of his book, back in the days when a million was a lot. He had his own weekly radio show and even, for a while, his own television ...