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PARSLEY by RITA DOVE

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First Line: THERE IS A PARROT IMITATING SPRING
Last Line: For a single, beautiful word
Subject(s): DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; LANGUAGE; PARSLEY; RACISM; TRUJILLO, RAFAEL (1891-1961); WORDS; VOCABULARY; RACIAL PREJUDICE; BIGOTRY;

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