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Poems For Girls Becoming Themselves

Sat. 4/10, 12p:  This weekend  on Women's Focus, Carol Boss talks with poet, essayist Diana Whitney about the power of poetry. Her new book, "you don't have to be everything: Poems for Girls Becoming Themselves", is a collection of diverse voices of women who address among other things, the complex feelings of coming-of-age. The 68 poets include Naomi Shihab Nye, Mary Oliver, Maya Angelou, and Amanda Gorman.