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Good artists borrow
Great artists steal
The best artists
are the ones
most stolen from
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Two English-language
writers for whom
this is true
are Scott Fitzgerald
and Dawn Powell
"Stealing" from Fitzgerald
requires stealth
cunning and caution
because Great Gatsby's author
is a tad too famous
for some literary authority
to not notice
(unless he/she is the thief
or professor of same)
But the justifiable question is
Who the hell is
Dawn Powell
To answer that question,
read any essay
from this link
and/or
thank the late, great
Gore Vidal for unearthing
her brilliant melange of
novels, short stories
and plays
He was also responsible
for having her remains
removed from Potter's Field
and given a proper burial
in Ohio, her birthplace
OR
Just read
from this anthology
and you will understand
why this page exists
***
The only thing that demands
Oliverio's copyright attention
is the three bold lines
subsequent to
"Great artists steal"
Anyone wanting to
quote any other part
of this page
to promote
the quintessentially
brilliant-but-forgotten
Dawn Powell
deserves my gratitude
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