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A Russian Poet Steeped In America - The New York Times

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May 21, 2021, 8:45 p.m.
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After the class ended, a student who plays on the university soccer team stopped to tell Mr. Yevtushenko about the mixed emotions he felt after a coach refused to let him play in the team's final game. When he finished, Mr. Yevtushenko flung his arms out wide and commanded: ''You must write about that feeling. Do not squeeze it inside.''