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BREAKING OPEN by MURIEL RUKEYSER

Poem Explanation Poet Analysis

First Line: I COME INTO THE ROOM. THE ROOM STANDS WAITING
Last Line: "TO DISCOVER THE COUNTRY OF OUR WAKING
Subject(s): CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT; HOLOCAUST, JEWISH (1939-1945); JEWS; PRISONS & PRISONERS; VIETNAMESE CONFLICT, 1961-1975; SHOAH; JUDAISM;
Full Poem Text Available at
http://murielrukeyser.emuenglish.org/writing/breaking-open/


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