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HUMPBACKS by MARY OLIVER

Poem Explanation Poet Analysis

First Line: THERE IS, ALL AROUND US
Last Line: Even the great whale, / throbs with song
Subject(s): ENVIRONMENT; SEA MONSTERS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ECOLOGY; CONSERVATION; SEA SERPENTS;

Full Poem Text Available at
http://stellwagen.noaa.gov/pgallery/whalepoem.html



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