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THE GREAT BLUE HERON by CAROLYN KIZER

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First Line: AS I WANDERED ON THE BEACH
Last Line: MY MOTHER WOULD DRIFT AWAY.
Subject(s): DEATH; HERONS; MOTHERS; WOMEN; WOMEN'S RIGHTS; DEAD, THE; FEMINISM;
Full Poem Text Available at
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/27622/the-great-blue-heron


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