*The poem was originally featured in Leni Marlina's private poem collection in April 2012 and it was revised in April 2023
**Since 2006, the author has dedicated herself as the lecturer at the Faculty of Languages and Arts, Universitas Negeri Padang. She is also the founder and head of the World Children's Literature Community (WCLC). Additionally, she has been an active member of the Satu Pena West Sumatra Writers Association since 2022, and has been involved with the Victoria Writers in Australia since 2012.
The References in Writing the Poem above:
References
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Lupton, M. (Ed.). (2018). *Maya Angelou: A Critical Companion*. Santa Barbara, CA: Greenwood.
The White House. (2010). President Obama Announces the Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipients. Retrieved from https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov
