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THE RUNNER by ALICIA SUSKIN OSTRIKER

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First Line: SWEAT GLIDES ON THE FOREHEAD OF THE GASPING RUNNER
Last Line: TO THE RUNNER
Subject(s): TRACK ATHLETICS; RUNNING RACES; POLE VAULTING; DISCUS THROWING; SHOT PUTTING; RUNNING HURDLES;
Full Poem Text Available at
http://lists.ncc.edu/scripts/wa.exe?A2=WOM-PO;60a7e679.0406


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