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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
HARD ROCK RETURNS TO PRISON FROM THE HOSPITAL FOR THE CRIMINAL INSANE, by ETHERIDGE KNIGHT Recitation Poem Explanation Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Hard rock / was / 'known not to take no shit Last Line: Had cut deep bloody grooves / across our backs Subject(s): African Americans; Insanity; Korean War, 1950-1953; Prisons & Prisoners; Surgery; Negroes; American Blacks; Madness; Mental Illness; Convicts | |||
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