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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SPEECH FOR THE ASSISTANT, FROM HOUDINI, by MURIEL RUKEYSER Poem Explanation Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: And for the man with one nightmare, the student of clouds Last Line: The solo lark goes mad for song | |||
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 TIRED by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON DOMESDAY BOOK: AT FAIRBANKS by EDGAR LEE MASTERS THE LOVE SONG OF J. ALFRED PRUFROCK by THOMAS STEARNS ELIOT THE VOICE OF SPRING by FELICIA DOROTHEA HEMANS THE LILY IN CRYSTAL by ROBERT HERRICK BROTHER JONATHAN'S LAMENT FOR SISTER CAROLINE [DECEMBER 2O, 1860] by OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES THE WASHERS OF THE SHROUD; OCTOBER, 1861 by JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL |
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