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An American poet.. American poet; 1976 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
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... the girls who came at dawn To pay a visit to the young child, and how, when he grew up to be a man... Go to Quote / Comment
There is the view that poetry should improve your life. I think people confuse it with the Salvation Army. Go to Quote / Comment
Like snow having second thoughts and coming back To be wary about this, to embellish that, as though life were a party... Go to Quote / Comment
How much longer will I be able to inhabit the divine sepulcher Of life, my great love? Go to Quote / Comment
Life is not at all what you might think it to be A simple tale where each thing has its history... Go to Quote / Comment