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THE ASHES; FOR WILLIAM GASS by CAROLYN KIZER

Poem Explanation Poet Analysis

First Line: THIS ELDERLY POET, UNPUBLISHED FOR FIVE DECADES
Last Line: HER NAME KNOWN TO EVERYONE, SAFE IN HER FAME.
Subject(s): CHINA - RED GUARDS; HONOR; LOSS; POETRY & POETS; WOMEN; WOMEN'S RIGHTS; FEMINISM;

Full Poem Text Available at
http://www.brooklynrail.org/2001/05/poetry/the-ashes



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