You see, I went to the sixth grade and that was the highest I ever went.
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They, that unnamed "they," they've knocked me down but I got up. I always get up-and I swear when I went down quite often I took the fall; nothing moves a mountain but itself. They, I've long ago named them me.
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Birth: | 26th March, 1930 |
Death: | 17th January, 2001 |
Nationality: | American |
Profession: | Poet |
Gregory Nunzio Corso was born in Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA. He was an American poet. He wrote several poetry include: The Vestal Lady on Brattle, Gasoline, The Happy Birthday of Death, Long Live Man, Elegiac Feelings American, Earth egg, Herald of the autochthonic spirit, and Mindfield. He is the author of novel, The American Express. He wrote several plays including This Hung-Up Age and Sarpedon. His role in several films include: Pull My Daisy(short film), Me and My Brother, The Godfather Part III, and What About Me.
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