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James Baldwin

James Baldwin, one of the most influential writers of the twentieth century, was born on August 2, 1924, Harlem, New York. During his successful career as a novelist, playwright, and poet, Baldwin wrote frankly about race

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Featured Poem

Guilt, Desire and Love

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Poetry Trivia

Question:

What famously flamboyant poet wrote of his life as a closeted homosexual: "And the wild regrets, and the bloody sweats, / None knew so well as I: / For he who lives more lives than one / More deaths than one must die"?

Answer

Oscar Wilde

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