Poet Ai dies at 62
The National Book Award-winning poet Ai, who renamed herself after the Japanese word for love, died on Saturday
National Book Award-winning poet Ai, who was born Florence Anthony but changed her name to the Japanese word for love, died at the weekend, age 62.
From: Books: Books + News | guardian.co.uk
Thursday, 25 March, 2010
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