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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
AFTER IKKYU: 14, by JAMES HARRISON Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: At the strip club in lincoln, nebraska Last Line: At this age, my first bona fide royalty. Alternate Author Name(s): Harrison, Jim Subject(s): Burlesque; Striptease | |||
At the strip club in Lincoln, Nebraska, she said, "I'm the Princess of Shalimar." Doubtless, I thought, at a loss for words but not images, the air moist but without the promise of a rain. She's not bending pinkly like a pretzel but a body. At this age, my first bona fide royalty. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...LOVERS, AND A REFLECTION by CHARLES STUART CALVERLEY COMMONPLACES by RUDYARD KIPLING TO A BURLESQUE SOUBRETTE by CHRISTOPHER DARLINGTON MORLEY MARTIN LUTHER AT POTTSDAM by BARRY PAIN BURLESQUE by VICTOR GUSTAVE PLARR AN IDYLL OF PHATTE AND LEENE by ANONYMOUS THE IDEA OF BALANCE IS TO BE FOUND IN HERONS AND LOONS by JAMES HARRISON A DOMESTIC POEM FOR PORTIA by JAMES HARRISON A LAST GHAZAL by JAMES HARRISON |
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