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PHOTOGRAPH OF A BAWD DRINKING RALEIGH RYE by NATASHA TRETHEWEY

Poem Explanation Poet Analysis

First Line: THE GLASS IN HER HAND IS THE ONLY THING MOVING
Subject(s): STORYVILLE, NEW ORLEANS; PROSTITUTION; HARLOTS; WHORES; BROTHELS;

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