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THE LIFE OF TOWNS: TOWN OF THE SOUND OF A TWIG BREAKING by ANNE CARSON

Poem Explanation Poet Analysis

First Line: THEIR FACES I THOUGHT WERE KNIVES
Last Line: Out of his hand and impales / itself
Subject(s): NIGHT;

Full Poem Text Available at
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