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Beneath Every Poet, a Criminal Lurks

Beneath Every Poet, a Criminal Lurks

“Burglar, forger, safe cracker, arch-bigamist, poet, musician and prize fighter.”

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By Jennifer L. Eberhardt, PhD | April 2, 2019

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