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MY MOTHER WITH PURSE THE SUMMER THEY MURDERED THE SPANISH POET by PHILIP LEVINE

Poem Explanation Poet Analysis

First Line: HAS SHE LOOKED OUT THE WINDOW SHE WOULD HAVE SEEN A QUIET STREET
Last Line: Above granada where all time stopped. Her purse snaps shut
Subject(s): SPANISH CIVIL WAR (1936-1939);
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