After reading Mary Oliver's chapter from her book The Art of Poetry on Diction, Tone, and Voice, please make sure you understand the following concepts:
The Contemporary Poem
Negative Capability
Lyric poem form
Narrative poem form
Long poem form
Prose poem form
Poetic diction
Cliche
Inversion
Informal language
Effective language
Free verse
Once you have a grasp of these terms, write the first draft of a free verse poem.
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