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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SECRETS OF AMERICAN CIVILIZATION, by MURIEL RUKEYSER Poem Explanation Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Jefferson spoke of freedom but he held slaves Last Line: Refusing to be either slave or slaveholder | |||
View Poem Text | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...HOW WE DID IT by MURIEL RUKEYSER THE BOOK OF THE DEAD: ALLOY by MURIEL RUKEYSER CHAMBER MUSIC: 6 by JAMES JOYCE SONGS FOR MY MOTHER: 2. HER HANDS by ANNA HEMPSTEAD BRANCH FRINGED GENTIANS by AMY LOWELL THE STOLEN CHILD by WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS THE DANUBE RIVER by C. HAMILTON AIDE EMBLEMS OF LOVE: 30. THE HUNTER CAUGHT BY HIS OWN GAMER by PHILIP AYRES |
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