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For many aspiring writers, publishing a book is a dream that remains tucked away in notebooks, unfinished manuscripts, and quiet moments of self-doubt. For Javier Arpista, however, it was a promise he refused to leave unfulfilled.

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Illest Morena is fully on board with the belief that rappers are poets in their own right, although her start with poetry may have unconventional given her current discography.

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Gloc-9 is running it back as a poet.

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Have you read poetry written in threads, punctuated by color and texture? Poetry isn’t just recited; it is expressed in more than words.

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Illest Morena is fully on board with the belief that rappers are poets in their own right, although her start with poetry may have unconventional given her current discography.

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Gloc-9 is running it back as a poet.

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Have you read poetry written in threads, punctuated by color and texture? Poetry isn’t just recited; it is expressed in more than words.

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