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THE LEARNER by SHARON OLDS

Poet Analysis

First Line: WHEN MY MOTHER TELLS ME SHE HAS FOUND HER LATE HUSBAND'S
Last Line: BATHING ITSELF, AND SINGING
Subject(s): MOTHERS;
Full Poem Text Available at
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