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title: "1 David Yezzi Quotes - Famous Actor"
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# David Yezzi

(1966)   Actor

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David Yezzi is an actor.

## Quick Facts About David Yezzi

Born January 1, 1966

Profession Actor

## About David Yezzi

American poet... \| David Dalton Yezzi is an American poet, editor, actor, and professor. He currently teaches poetry in the Writing Seminars at Johns Hopkins University.

##  Quotes by David Yezzi

> [“...the petrel, mindless of such height, scales each watery hill that rises up, adapting to the shape of each impediment, each low…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-yezzi/the-petrel-mindless-of-such-height-scales-each-watery-hill-that-rises/)

David Yezzi

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