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COMING HOME, DETROIT, 1968 by PHILIP LEVINE

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First Line: A WINTER TUESDAY, THE CITY POURING FIRE,
Last Line: The twisted river stopped at the cover of iron. / we burn this city every day
Subject(s): CITIES; DETROIT, MICHIGAN; HOMECOMING; INDUSTRY; LABOR & LABORERS; URBAN LIFE; WORK; WORKERS;
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http://www.eurotrib.com/story/2008/2/14/165637/794


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