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HEARD IN A VIOLENT WARD by THEODORE ROETHKE

Poet Analysis

First Line: IN HEAVEN, TOO, / YOU'D BE INSTITUTIONALIZED
Subject(s): DEPRESSION, MENTAL; MENTALLY DEPRESSED; MENTAL DISTRESS;
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