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Birth
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Childhood
Age 13-moved in with grandmother in Lincoln, Illinois -
Young Adult
After graduation, he spent a year in Mexico and a year at Columbia University -
Young Adult
moved to Washington D.C. -
Young Adult
First poetry book is published: The Weary Blues -
Adult
finishes college -
Adult
His novel, Not Without Laughter wins the Harmon Gold Medal for literature -
Elderly
dies of cancer