Rudolph Mendenhall
Mendenhall, called “the Flame,” is a poet of the revolutionary movement.
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Spoiler-freeMendenhall, called “the Flame,” is a poet of the revolutionary movement. Only fragments of his work survive in the future. The Iron Heel executes him in 1928. His presence connects political resistance with an artistic culture largely destroyed by the regime.
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