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THE MASTECTOMY POEMS: 11. THE RIVER by ALICIA SUSKIN OSTRIKER

Poet Analysis

First Line: SLUICED WITH THE CITY'S DETRITUS
Last Line: I HEAR YOU, I WILL COME
Subject(s): MOTHERS;
Full Poem Text Available at
https://books.google.com/books?id=T5HzAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT114&lpg=PT114&dq=OSTRIKER+%22SLUICED+WITH+THE+CITY%27S+DETRITUS%22&source=bl&ots=ddTZAXPSjo&sig=mFTHlnLU9qg0NqiFBfoCV8iVb_g&hl=en&sa=X&ei=WW2ZVeQJkbDIBOKiptgB&ved=0CCMQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=OSTRIKER%20%22SLUICED%20WITH%20THE%20CITY'S%20DETRITUS%22&f=false


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