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DOUBLE MONOLOGUE by ADRIENNE CECILE RICH

Poem Explanation Poet Analysis

First Line: TO LIVE ILLUSIONLESS, IN THE ABANDONNED MINESHAFT OF DOUBT
Last Line: OUR NEED MOCKS OUR GEAR

Poem Sources:

NEW POETS OF ENGLAND AND AMERICA: SECOND SELECTION.
  HALL, DONALD, & PACK, ROBERT (EDS.)
  (1962)
 
POEMS: SELECTED AND NEW, 1950-1974.
  RICH, ADRIENNE
  (1975)
 
COLLECTED EARLY POEMS, 1950 - 1970.
  RICH, ADRIENNE
  (1993)
 



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