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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A SAN DIEGO POEM: JANUARY - FEBRUARY 1973: SURVIVAL THIS WAY, by SIMON J. ORTIZ Poem Explanation Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Survival, I know how this way Last Line: "this way." Variant Title(s): A San Diego Poem: January-february 1973: Survival This Way | |||
Survival, I know how this way. This way, I know. It rains. Mountains and canyons and plants grow. We travelled this way, gauged our distance by stories and loved our children. We taught them to love their births. We told ourselves over and over again, "We shall survive this way." | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...HALLOWED GROUND by THOMAS CAMPBELL THE POOL by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR THE GODS OF THE COPYBOOK HEADINGS by RUDYARD KIPLING ENTANGLEMENT by EDMUND CHARLES BLUNDEN |
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