From locksmith to love poet

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Humberto Restrepo worked for years as locksmith in a suburb of Medellín, Colombia. Somewhere along the way, he became a poet of sorts, writing love letters for people in the neighborhood. BBC Outlook’s Clayton Conn pays him a visit to hear his story.

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