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PRE-TEXT by MARIE PONSOT

Poet Analysis

First Line: ARCHAIC, HIS GESTURES / HIERATIC, JUST LIKE CAESAR OR SAPPHO
Last Line: Grandma's unborn daughter's / folded ovaries
Subject(s): BABIES; ANCESTORS & ANCESTRY; TIME; INFANTS; HERITAGE; HEREDITY;
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