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A CUP OF POETRY

Teddy Bear

This week we feature "Teddy Bear" from the young reader's collection When We Were Very Young by A.A. Milne…

This week we feature "Teddy Bear" from the young reader's collection When We Were Very Young by A.A. Milne. A.A. Milne lived from 1882 – 1956 and was a talented novelist, poet, playwright and essayist. He is the author of the childhood favorites Winnie-the-Pooh and The House at Pooh Corner.

This week's Cup of Poetry corresponds with the publication of Return to the Hundred Acre Wood by David Benedictus, a companion volume that truly captures the style of A. A. Milne and a worthy sequel to The House at Pooh Corner and Winnie-the-Pooh.

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