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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TAKING IN WASH, by RITA DOVE Poem Explanation Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Papa called her pearl when he came home Last Line: And I'll cut you down / just like the cedar of lebanon Subject(s): Fathers & Daughters | |||
View Poem Text | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...AFTER DISAPPOINTMENT by MARK JARMAN DRESSING MY DAUGHTERS by MARK JARMAN READING ALOUD TO MY FATHER by JANE KENYON NOT BAD, DAD, NOT BAD' by JAN HELLER LEVI A WOMAN WAKING by PHILIP LEVINE MYRRHA TO THE SOURCE by HEATHER MCHUGH MY FATHER'S DIARY (2) by SHARON OLDS |
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