Kahlil Gibran was a man of many faces. He was one of the best writers of his era and was a well respected poet whose poetry focused on human expression vs. the collective. Born on January 6, 1833 he moved to the United states with his parents as a young adult which is where his writing really began to flourish. His Lebanese background also influenced some of his works as he grew older and promoted a sense of longing for him to better know his home country. Kahlil Gibran's poetry shows a truly masterful grasp of all of the tropes but his greatest skills seem to be that of metaphor, and the detailed use of language.
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