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LETTER TO THE CREVICE NOVICE by BRENDA SHAUGHNESSY

Poet Analysis

First Line: I WANTED NOTHING. I AM NOT A STRAY MULE
Last Line: Good:tight no-love-you's in a tongue / thicker than water. Bluer too
Subject(s): LETTERS;
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