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AFTER AUSCHWITZ by ANNE SEXTON

Poem Explanation Poet Analysis

First Line: ANGER, / AS BLACK AS A HOOK
Last Line: I beg the Lord not to hear
Subject(s): GOD; HOLOCAUST, JEWISH (1939-1945); JEWS; RELIGION; SHOAH; JUDAISM; THEOLOGY;
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https://emilyspoetryblog.com/2014/03/03/after-auschwitz-by-anne-sexton/


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