When I Am An Old Woman I Shall Wear Purple
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Big things can come from humble beginnings. That was the case for Jenny Joseph’s poem “Warning,” which began life as a throwaway, according to the poet. Yet it ended up its own industry, being the basis for a Broadway musical, a society with over 10,000 chapters worldwide, and enduring status as one of the best-loved poems of the 20th century.
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