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PERSEPHONE, FALLING by RITA DOVE

Poem Explanation Poet Analysis

First Line: ONE NARCISSUS AMONG THE ORDINARY BEAUTIFUL
Last Line: opens. This is how one foot sinks into the ground
Subject(s): PERSEPHONE; PROSERPINE; PROSERPINA;

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https://kinnareads.com/2011/03/24/poem-46-persephone-falling-by-rita-dove/



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