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FEAR AND FAME by PHILIP LEVINE

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First Line: HALF AN HOUR TO DRESS, WIDE RUBBER HIP BOOTS,
Last Line: What it takes to be known among women and men
Subject(s): INDUSTRY; LABOR & LABORERS; WORK; WORKERS;

Full Poem Text Available at
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/10/books/a-selection-of-poems-by-philip-levine.html?_r=0



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