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A MUSE OF WATER by CAROLYN KIZER

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First Line: WE WHO MUST ACT AS HANDMAIDENS
Last Line: IS WATER DEEP ENOUGH TO DROWN.
Subject(s): LITERARY FORM; LOWELL, ROBERT (1917-1977); MAN-WOMAN RELATIONSHIPS; MUSES; SEA; WATER; WOMEN; WOMEN'S RIGHTS; MALE-FEMALE RELATIONS; OCEAN; FEMINISM;

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