Ordinary life often makes for extraordinary literature.

And many ordinary local residents were drawn to the honest and relatable poetry of nationally known writer Philip Levine when he shared his vision of hard-working America during a visit to Pitt County.

The U.S. Poet Laureate spoke to a standing-room-only crowd that filled the Greenville Museum of Art on Wednesday night.

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