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Karl Shapiro
American poet and essayist (1913-2000).
Born November 10th, 1913 in Baltimore.
Died May 14th, 2000 at 86 years old in New York City.
Occupations
consultant, editor, literary critic, poet
Wikipedia
It is the fate — the genetic and neural fate — of every human being to be a unique individual, to find his own path, to live his own life, to die his own death. Oliver Sacks