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Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013 2:06 p.m.

For young District students, poetry acts as common bond

Love poems were the theme of District-based education non-profit Higher Achievement’s spoken-word poetry evening Monday.

Poetry has been a mainstay of the after-school center’s curriculum and the performances are designed to empower the young students to express themselves, Abby Cohen, director of program partners for Higher Achievement, said.

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