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Is Fanthorpe an Effective Poet?
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... Is Fanthorpe an Effective Poet? UA Fanthorpe describes herself as, "a middle-aged drop out." She was born in 1929 and is still alive today at the age of seventy-five. Today many people consider Fanthorpe to be one of the most accomplished poets ever. There are factors that lead to her success a poet. One of these factors is that, she viewed much more of the world than most people would view in a life time. She found out first hand what a teacher's life was like, and also saw what it was like to work in a hospital. It was always her ambition as she was growing up to be a writer; she finally became what she wanted at the age of forty nine when her first piece of poetry was published. Fanthorpe feels poetry is not meant to, "Attract money or publicity." She believes poetry is
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