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TO A FRIEND: IN MEMORIAM by JOSEPH BRODSKY

Poem Explanation Poet Analysis

First Line: IT'S FOR YOU WHOSE NAME'S BETTER OMITTED - SINCE FOR
Last Line: FROM THE SHORES = WHO KNOWS WHICH? THOUGH FOR NOW IT HAS NO IMPORTANCE
Subject(s): MOURNING; BEREAVEMENT;
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