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Poetry fans walk the Brooklyn Bridge for charity

Hundreds of poetry lovers gathered at the Brooklyn Bridge to support art Monday. They walked across the bridge to benefit Poets House, a 60,000-volume poetry library and literary center on the other

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Jun 14, 2016, 3:05 AM

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