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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SHORTEST WAY HOME, by MURIEL RUKEYSER Poem Explanation Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: There was no place on that plain for a city Last Line: A natural sleep, a place for people and peace | |||
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 ORANGUTAN REHAB by KAREN SWENSON EPILOGUE FROM EMBLEMS OF LOVE by LASCELLES ABERCROMBIE VIRGILS GNAT by EDMUND SPENSER PLACES: 2. FULL MOON (SANTA BARBARA) by SARA TEASDALE TO THE VERS LIBRIST WHO USES ONLY THE MINOR KEY by FRANKLIN PIERCE ADAMS AEOLIAN HARP (2) by WILLIAM ALLINGHAM THE ENEMY by CHARLES BAUDELAIRE SONNET: MAN VERSUS ASCETIC. 1 by LOUISA SARAH BEVINGTON HINC LACHRIMAE; OR THE AUTHOR TO AURORA: 44 by WILLIAM BOSWORTH |
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