If you must write prose or poems, the words you use should be your own. Don't plagiarize or take 'on loan'. There's always someone, somewhere, with a big nose, who knows, who'll trip you up and laugh when you fall.

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Morrissey was a contemporary English singer. Steven Patrick Morrissey is an English singer and songwriter. He came to prominence as the frontman and lyricist of the rock band the Smiths, who were active from 1982 to 1987. Read more on Wikipedia →

Themes

  • Music — The universal language of melody, rhythm, and harmony
  • Poetry — The art of language, rhythm, and emotional expression

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