Rukeyser
[ roo-kahy-zer ]
/ ˈru kaɪ zər /
noun
Muriel,1913–80, U.S. poet.
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Example sentences from the Web for rukeyser
Poetry, Rukeyser believed, was rooted in the world from which it emerged, and had the power to change it.
Rukeyser was encouraged to write her impressions of Spain in a brief memoir, and to return to her lyric poetry.