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THE CRUCIFIX IN THE FILING CABINET by KARL SHAPIRO

Poet Analysis

First Line: OUT OF THE FILING CABINET OF TRUE STEEL
Last Line: Crumble the cross and bleed the leathery vein
Subject(s): CROSS, THE; JEWS; JUDAISM;
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