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FOR MYRA, JOHN L., AND BENN by JOHN CIARDI

Poet Analysis

First Line: IF POETS ARE EVIDENCE, LET'S BEGIN WITH THE FACT
Last Line: I HOPE I WAS NEVER TOO MUCH IN YOUR WAY
Subject(s): CHILDREN; PARENTS; CHILDHOOD;
Full Poem Text Available at
https://www.google.com/books/edition/Selected_poems/K92OORjqrekC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=ciardi+%22I+changed+the+baby,fed+it,+dithered%22&pg=PA32&printsec=frontcover


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