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THE DINER by DAVID IGNATOW

Poet Analysis

First Line: IF I ORDER A SANDWICH AND GET A PLATE OF HAM AND EGGS INSTEAD
Last Line: NOW WHEN IN HELL DID I BUY THIS DINER AND WHO NEEDS IT
Subject(s): RESTAURANTS; CAFES; DINERS;

Full Poem Text Available at
https://digitalcommons.providence.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1466&context=prosepoem



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