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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ALCMENE, by YANNIS RITSOS Poem Explanation First Line: She who, that first night, slept with a god, not knowing Last Line: Combing her long hair, still thick, even if lifeless and %dyed | |||
View Poem Text | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...TO LUCASTA, [ON] GOING TO THE WARS by RICHARD LOVELACE ON THE DEATH OF LITTLE MAHALA ASHCRAFT by JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY ON SEEING THE SUN SHINE ... MY WINDOW FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE YEAR by LUCY AIKEN TO THE SHAH (1) by AWHAD AD-DIN 'ALI IBN VAHID MUHAMMAD KHAVARANI HOW DO I KNOW? by LOUISA SARAH BEVINGTON RUSSIA by ALEXANDER (ALEKSANDR) ALEXANDROVICH BLOK |
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