Yevgeny YevtushenkoA poet's autobiography is his poetry. Anything else is just a footnote.
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A poet's autobiography is his poetry. Anything else is just a footnote. No matter how successful a writer may be, there is always someone who knows more about his or her life than the writer himself. A poet’s autobiography is his poetry. Anything else is just a footnote.
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