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No good poem, however confessional it may be, is just a self-expression. Who on earth would claim that the pearl expresses the oyster?

Topics: Claim Earth Expresses Good However Just May Pearl Poem Self-Expression Who Would Oyster

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Nationality: English

Type: Poet

Born: April 27th, 1904

Died: May 22nd, 1972

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