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COLUMNS AND CARYATIDS: 1. THE WIFE by CAROLYN KIZER

Poem Explanation Poet Analysis

First Line: I AM LOT'S PILLAR, CAUGHT IN TURNING
Last Line: "GOD'S CHASTISEMENT AND DERISION."
Subject(s): GOD; GOMORRAH; LOT (BIBLE); MARRIAGE; PUNISHMENT; SALT; SODOM; WOMEN; WOMEN'S RIGHTS; WEDDINGS; HUSBANDS; WIVES; FEMINISM;
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