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| | Poets.org - Poetry, Poems, Bios & More - Eve Merriam |
 | | Eve Merriam was a poet, playwright, director, and lecturer. |
 | | The controversial Inner City Mother Goose, which Merriam once referred to as "just about the most banned book in the country," was the basis for a 1971 Broadway musical, Inner City, and a second musical production, Street Dreams (1982), which was performed in San Francisco, Chicago and New York City. |
 | | In 1981, she was named the winner of the NCTE Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children. |
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