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MORTMAIN by ROBERT PENN WARREN

Poem Explanation Poet Analysis

First Line: AFTER NIGHT FLIGHT SON REACHES BEDSIDE OF ALREADY %UNCONSCIOUS FATHER
Last Line: STIRRING, FRESHENS TO THE FAR FAVOR OF RAIN

Poem Sources:

POET'S CHOICE
  ENGLE, PAUL & LANGLAND, JOSEPH (EDS.)
  (1962)
 
THE COLLECTED POEMS OF ROBERT PENN WARREN. EDITED BY JOHN BURT.
  WARREN, ROBERT PENN
  (1998)
 



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