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Future lawyers learn key lessons from studying poetry in parks in this course

  • Written by Patrick Barry, Clinical Assistant Professor of Law and Director of Digital Academic Initiatives, University of Michigan
Future lawyers learn key lessons from studying poetry in parks in this courseMeeting outdoors can lower the burnout that college students may otherwise feel.Armand Burger / E+ via Getty ImagesText saying: Uncommon Courses, from The Conversation

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Poetry and Parks

What prompted the idea for the course?

I’ve often found poetry to be a good...

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