Louis Zukofsky

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Born	January 23, 1904 • New York City • New York
Died	May 12, 1978 (aged 74) • New York
Notable Works	“A”
Movement / Style	objectivism

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4:043 Dickinson, Emily: A Life of Letters, This is my letter to the world/That never wrote to me; I'll tell you how the Sun Rose/A Ribbon at a time; Hope is the thing with feathers/That perches in the soul

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