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IN GEORGETOWN; HOLIDAY INN, WASHINGTON, D.C. by HAYDEN CARRUTH

Poem Explanation Poet Analysis

First Line: THIS IS NOT WHERE THE RICH AND FAMOUS PURSUE THEIR LIFESTYLES
Last Line: "MELODIOUSLY AT THE DOOR: ""ARE YOU ALL RIGHT, SIR? ARE YOU ALL RIGHT IN THERE?"
Subject(s): AMERICANS; CORRUPTION IN POLITICS & GOVERNMENT; HOTELS; POLITICS; SOCIAL PROTEST; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON, D.C.; INNS; INNSKEEPERS; MOTELS; BOARDING HOUSES; POLITICIANS; POLITICAL POETRY; AMERICA;

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