“The world is a symphony of high-sounding nonsense.”

— Conrad Aiken

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About Conrad Aiken

Author • American

Conrad Potter Aiken was an influential American writer, known for his novels, short stories, criticism, and especially his poetry. He received the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1930 for his work 'Selected Poems' and...

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