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Ms. Jones is at her best when precise descriptions draw us into nonpoetic scenes.

She is better known to the public for her nonpoetic work, such as "On Extended Wings," her memoir of flying, and "A Natural History of the Senses."

According to scholar Sondra O'Neale, whereas Angelou's poetry could be placed within the African-American oral tradition, her prose "follows classic technique in nonpoetic Western forms".

He also clearly enjoyed writing the bulk of lyrics to "Candide" (83.5 percent, he calculates with nonpoetic precision, the balance coming from John Latouche, Dorothy Parker, Lillian Hellman and the composer of the show's music, Leonard Bernstein).