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There have been two popular subjects for poetry in the last few decades: the Vietnam War and AIDS, about both of which almost all of us have felt deeply.

British Poet

Born: Aug 29, 1929

Died: Apr 25, 2004

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War, Few, AIDS, About, Both, Poetry, Almost, Almost All, Felt, Been, Subjects, Decades, Which, Us, Vietnam, Vietnam War, Popular, Deeply, Last, Two

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