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THE CARNIVAL by ROBERT CREELEY

Poem Explanation Poet Analysis

First Line: WHEREAS THE MAN WHO HITS
Last Line: tenderness, but hope / defined
Subject(s): LOVE;

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https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Collected_Poems_of_Robert_Creeley_19/HFSHcmlwxaQC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=creeley+%22Whereas+the+man+who+hits%22&pg=PA120&printsec=frontcover



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