"A good night for the fireplace to be crackling with flames - or so he figured, Crumpling the papers he could only see As testimonials to long plateaus of emptiness."
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The Heat in the Room (Jarkko Laine: Amerikan Cowboy. Helsinki: Otava, 1981.
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Weldon Kees
Harry Weldon Kees (February 24, 1914 – July 18, 1955) was an American poet, painter, literary critic, novelist, playwright, jazz pianist, short story writer, and filmmaker.
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