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TO THE FIELD GOAL KICKER IN A SLUMP by LINDA PASTAN

Poem Explanation Poet Analysis

First Line: IT MUST BE SOMETHING
Last Line: you've chosen /the wrong game
Subject(s): SPORTS;

It must be something
like writer's block,
when nothing will go
between the margins,
when language won't soar
high enough,
when you wake
in the morning and know
you've chosen
the wrong game.



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