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EMILY DICKINSON AND KATHERINE ANNE PORTER, by                 Poet Analysis     Poet's Biography
First Line: Emily dickson's father yanked on the baptist bell
Last Line: To hold her to the light like a plucked flower
Subject(s): Dickinson, Emily (1830-1886); Baptists; Porter, Katherine Anne (1890-1980)




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