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A DREAM OF WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS by ROBERT BLY

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First Line: YOU WERE DEAD, BUT HOW SLEEK AND DARKLY CALM YOU WERE!
Last Line: LYING, SAYING I CARED NOTHING ABOUT FORM....
Subject(s): CREATIVE ABILITY; DREAMS; IRONY; PLAY; WILLIAMS, WILLIAM CARLOS (1883-1963); INSPIRATION; CREATIVITY; NIGHTMARES;
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