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title: 'The Poet’s Answer'
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authors:
- 'Margaret Junkin Preston'
date: 1879-12-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Poetry'
- 'History (General)'
scriptures:
- 'Psalms 47'
- 'John 3'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/preston-1879-the-poets-answer
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# The Poet’s Answer

Scribner's Monthly (Dec 1879) includes an article on the New York Capitol and a series of poems by American women exploring nature, faith, domestic life, and reflection.

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