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OF FISH AND FISHERMEN by JOHN CIARDI

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First Line: FISH ARE SUBTLE. FISHERMEN
Last Line: IT NEEDN'T BE? THAT'S WHAT YOU THINK
Subject(s): FISH & FISHING; ANGLERS;

Full Poem Text Available at
https://www.google.com/books/edition/John_Ciardi_a_Biography_p/_HWNsvwhRWUC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=ciardi+%22Fish+are+subtle.+Fishermen%22&pg=PA353&printsec=frontcover



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