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To read a poem is to hear it with our eyes to hear it is to see it with our ears.

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Octavio Paz
Age: 84 †
Born: 1914
Born: March 31
Died: 1998
Died: April 2
Diplomat
Essayist
Lyricist
Philosopher
Poet
Politician
Translator
Writer
Mexico City
Mexico
Octavio Paz Lozano
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Poem
Ears
Poetry
Hear
Eyes
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