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SOLDIER by DAVID IGNATOW

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First Line: IN HIS HANDS THE SUBMACHINE GUN IS EXCITED
Last Line: In his hands the submachine gun is excited
Subject(s): KENT STATE UNIVERSITY - RIOT, 1970;
Full Poem Text Available at
https://books.google.com/books?id=_-ekICPfVgwC&pg=PA51&lpg=PA51&dq=IGNATOW+%22A+YELLOW+CANARY+LOOKED+AT+ME%22&source=bl&ots=g-9Fi84xOc&sig=7OiH5ZBhP2l3Ck8uMXh2wSelFq4&hl=en&sa=X&ei=8R1uVfW-A4zMsAXIw4HwCQ&ved=0CB4Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=SOLDIER&f=false


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