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“Ever since roughly 1890, when snot poets first decided that rhyme was confining and unnecessary, every idiot with a pen fancied hisself a poet. The mere act of rhyming was suddenly regarded as a quaint, mannered, and uncool atavism, consigning doggerelists like me to the trash bin of literary history.”

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Gene Weingarten

Gene Weingarten is an American journalist known for his column in The Washington Post. His work is characterized by humor and profound insights into human nature and social issues. Weingarten has won multiple journalism awards, including the Pulitzer Prize. more

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