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Brilliant. [Lasdun] seems to me certainly among the most gifted, vivid, and deft poets now writing in English, and far better than many who are more famous. His capacities are solidly established his promise is nearly infinite.
Anthony Hecht
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Anthony Hecht
Age: 81 †
Born: 1923
Born: January 16
Died: 2004
Died: October 20
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New York City
New York
Anthony Evan Hecht
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