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AGENT by RICHARD WILBUR

Poem Explanation Poet Analysis

First Line: BEHIND HIS BACK, THE FIRST WAVE PASSES OVER
Last Line: HE SHRINKS AGAINST A TRUNK AND WAITS TO SEE

Poem Sources:

QUARTERLY REVIEW OF LITERATURE: POETRY SERIES XII. 50TH ANNIVERSARY ANTHOLOGY. EDITED BY T. & R. WEISS.
  WEISS, T. (ED.)
  (1993)
 
NEW AND COLLECTED POEMS.
  WILBUR, RICHARD
  (1988)
 



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