In grammar school, in California, we used to spell "Mississippi" out loud and very quickly, so that it became a song. I gather the ideas was to make the quasi-song a mnemonic device. Em-eye-ESS-ess-EYE-ess-ess-EYE-p-p-EYE.
What poets were born in Mississippi? I'm glad you asked.
Among them are . . .
Al Young
Brooks Haxton
Etheridge Knight
G.E. Patterson
Natasha Trethewey
Follow the link to more information about Mississippi and poetry:
http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/440
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