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- ↑ "The Raymond Danowski Poetry Library". Emory Libraries & Information Technology. Emory University. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
- ↑ Roberts, Sam (February 28, 2018). "Raymond Danowski, Stockpiler of Poetry, Is Dead at 74". The New York Times. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
