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TEDxCornellUniversity - Meril Pothen - Beautiful: Rethinking Society Through Poetry

1,190 views · Published 27 February 2012 · 5:51 · Indexed 3 October 2026

Channel: TEDx Talks · 2012 · Entertainment

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Meril is an undergraduate junior studying Policy Analysis and management at Cornell. She became acquainted with spoken word poetry through her involvement with the Ordinary People peer education theater troupe and the Tapestry of Possibilities program, and quickly fell in love. To her, spoken word is a short passionate burst of expression that creatively conveys deep thoughts and ideas, just like herself!

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