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I am absolutely convinced that my life was redeemed by poetry.

Felix Dennis

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Felix Dennis
Age: 67 †
Born: 1947
Born: May 27
Died: 2014
Died: June 22
Businessperson
Poet
Publisher
Writer
Kingston
Life
Redeemed
Convinced
Absolutely
Poetry

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