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STOP by RICHARD WILBUR

Poem Explanation Poet Analysis

First Line: IN GRIMY WINTER DUSK %WE SLOWED FOR A CONCRETE PLATFORM
Last Line: OR QUEEN PERSEPHONE'S GAZE %IN THE NUMB FIELDS OF THE DARK

Poem Sources:

LONGMAN ANTHOLOGY OF CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN POETRY. 2ND ED.
  FRIEBERT, STUART, & YOUNG, DAVID (EDS.)
  (1989)
 



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