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THE SUMMER WAS NOT LONG ENOUGH by JEAN VALENTINE

Poet Analysis

First Line: STANLEY, MY EX, THE PAINTER, / STEPPED OUT OF HIS VAN
Last Line: YOU AND I, LIKE GOD, ACROSS EVERYTHING
Subject(s): ALCOHOLISM & ALCOHOLICS;
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