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Poets are regarded as handicapped writers whose work must be treated with a tender condescension, such as one accords the athletic achievements of basketball players confined to wheelchairs.

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Thomas M. Disch
Age: 68 †
Born: 1940
Born: February 2
Died: 2008
Died: July 4
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