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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
APRIL 7TH, 1999, by JUNE JORDAN Recitation by Author Poem Explanation Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Nothing is more cruel Last Line: That she’s still alive Subject(s): Balkan Conflicts (kosovo); Ethnic Cleansing | |||
Nothing is more cruel than the soldiers who command the widow to be grateful that she's still alive | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SEVEN TIMES SEVEN [- LONGING FOR HOME] by JEAN INGELOW A TERRIBLE INFANT by FREDERICK LOCKER-LAMPSON A QUOI BON DIRE by CHARLOTTE MEW SUMMER'S LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT: AUTUMN by THOMAS NASHE SONNET: 148 by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE LIVE BLINDLY; SONNET by TRUMBULL STICKNEY MASKS by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH GREENES FUNERALLS: SONNET 7 by RICHARD BARNFIELD ELIJAH AND THE PRIESTS OF BAAL: IN A TIME OF FAMINE by OLD TESTAMENT BIBLE |
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