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ISLAND FUNERAL by FRANK STANFORD

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First Line: MAMA JULINDA IS LET DOWN IN A HOLE
Last Line: An island funeral / where days passed like a barge, / around us many stars sinking in their light
Subject(s): FUNERALS; BURIALS;
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https://www.google.com/books/edition/New_Directions/FdZZ8DNmN-4C?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=gary+snyder+%22word+basket+woman%22&pg=PA145&printsec=frontcover


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