Life: January 21, 1897 - November 6, 1979
Birthday: January 21
Death: November 6
Wit and humor seem to always factor into this - there's a tongue-in-cheek tone you get when you take on a formalist story - because there's an inherent voice you're trying to copy (and often to satirize).
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topic: Voice, Trying, Tongue, Wit And Humor, Tongue In Cheek