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GRAVEL by MARY OLIVER

Poet Analysis

First Line: WHEN DEATH %CARTS ME OFF TO THE BOTTOMLANDS
Last Line: I KNOW YOU AS IF YOU WERE MYSELF %HOW COULD I BE AFRAID?

Poem Sources:

THE VIRGINIA QUARTERLY REVIEW, V76#2, SPRING/00.
  (2000)
 



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