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The Mystery of Rod McKuen: The Forgotten Best-selling Poet
SlateRod McKuen sold 60 million books and 100 million records as the bestselling poet in American history, yet he is almost entirely forgotten today. His 1967 collection Listen to the Warm launched a run in which he sold a million copies in his first year at Random House, a milestone Allen Ginsberg's Howl took nearly 50 years to reach, and by 1970 his titles made up four percent of the publisher's total sales.
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