The early adulthood of Hans Christian Andersen.

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hans

dripping on your 
kitchen floor in his
too small jacket and too
large boots
thin
shivering but
with that gleam in his eye
hoping a good
fairy tale
might be worth some
dinner

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This poet presently lives at a fraction of her nation’s poverty level.

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