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BALLAD OF THE DESPAIRING HUSBAND by ROBERT CREELEY

Poem Explanation Poet Analysis

First Line: MY WIFE AND I LIVED ALL ALONE
Last Line: Oh lady, grant me time, / please, to finish my rhyme
Subject(s): DIVORCE; MEN;
Full Poem Text Available at
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2005/4/11/105849/-


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