Original image by Diana Walker for Time.
So I’m not the only one crushing on Heinrich Heine. When I was thirteen I borrowed a collected works of his poetry from my dad and decided Heinrich was the cutest boy ever. Except for Peter Frampton, of course.
Heinrich Heine (13 December 1797 – 17 February 1856)
Not only a German Romantic poet, but also a sweet face.
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I write. I grow stuff. I make stuff. I write about writing, growing stuff, making stuff. I read about these things too. I do all this in this little bit of Central Texas where I live and where I've always lived. I write about that too.
