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PICTURE OF LITTLE J.A. IN A PROSPECT OF FLOWERS by JOHN ASHBERY

Poem Explanation Poet Analysis

First Line: DARKNESS FALLS LIKE A WET SPONGE
Last Line: AND ONLY IN THE LIGHT OF LOST WORDS %CAN WE IMAGINE OUR REWARDS

Poem Sources:

CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN POETRY. 4TH ED.
  POULIN, A., JR. (ED.)
  (1985)
 
CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN POETRY.
  HALL, DONALD (ED.)
  (1962)
 
POSTMODERN AMERICAN POETRY: A NORTON ANTHOLOGY.
  HOOVER, PAUL (ED.)
  (1994)
 
SELECTED POEMS.
  ASHBERY, JOHN
  (1985)
 
THE MOORING OF STARTING OUT; THE FIRST FIVE BOOKS OF POETRY.
  ASHBERY, JOHN
  (1997)
 



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