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Scott s second fulllength album, beautifully human. Writing poems and keeping journal since 1991, jill scott now shares her personal poetry collection in the moments, the minutes, the. With john david washington, common, hana mae lee, arjun gupta. Always the center of attention, her principal in elementary school described her as a little butterfly. She can now add poet and author to her array of talents. Alongside common, aimee mann and more, miss scott recited poems on a variety of topics including youth education, imploring students to write. The poetry of jill scott by jill scott 2008, paperback at. Pages in category songs written by jill scott the following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total. Top 29 quotes of jill scott famous quotes and sayings. Critics praised her earthy, erotic, soulful lyrics. Writing poems and keeping journal since 1991, jill scott now shares her personal poetry collection in the moments, the minutes, the hours. Jill scott reading from her book of poetry the moments the minutes the hours on.
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