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has written, "Many, not just a few, but many poets alive today are beholden to him for a basic artistic kindness, for readings, yes, and for advice, but more humanly for a kind of comradeship that very few poets are willing to give." The readings
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to study Provençal language and literature in France. He continued translating Provençal poetry for the rest of his life. It wasn't until after his death that the work was fully published.
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