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The Surprising Story Behind the Poem “When I Am An Old Woman I Shall Wear Purple”
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The poem's actually titled "Warning" and it celebrates aging with panache. English poet Jenny Joseph wrote in 1961 at 29. Did she fulfill her own prophecy?
