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THOSE WHO WANT OUT by DENISE LEVERTOV

Poem Explanation Poet Analysis

First Line: IN THEIR HOMES, MUCH GLASS AND STEEL. THEIR CARS
Last Line: They do not love the earth
Subject(s): ALIENATION (SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY); ENVIRONMENT; EXILES; NATURE; ESTRANGEMENT; OUTCASTS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ECOLOGY; CONSERVATION;

Full Poem Text Available at
https://www.google.com/books/edition/A_Door_in_the_Hive/Z7ja367ovMoC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=levertov+%22those+who+want+out%22&pg=PA44&printsec=frontcover



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