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Sir Stephen Harold Spender CBE (28 February 1909 – 16 July 1995) was an English poet, novelist and essayist who concentrated on themes of social injustice and the class struggle in his work. He was appointed the seventeenth Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the United States Library of Congress in 1965.. English poet novelist and essayist; US Poet Laureate 1965–66


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Quote Left Death is another milestone on their way. With laughter on their lips and with winds blowing round them... Quote Right
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Quote Left Unless, governor, teacher inspector, visitor, This map becomes their window and these windows... Quote Right
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Quote Left After the first powerful plain manifesto The black statement of pistons, without more fuss... Quote Right
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Quote Left She passes the houses which humbly crowd outside, The gasworks and at last the heavy page... Quote Right
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Quote Left Consider his life which was valueless In terms of employment, hotel ledgers, news files.... Quote Right
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