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TWO POEMS FOR DAVID KALSTONE: 2. FAREWELL PERFORMANCE by JAMES INGRAM MERRILL

Poem Explanation Poet Analysis

First Line: ART. IT CURES AFFLICTION. AS LIGHTS GO DOWN AND
Last Line: Pale, dripping, with downcast eyes they've seen where it led you
Subject(s): AIDS (DISEASE); GAYS & LESBIANS; SICKNESS; HOMOEROTICISM; LESBIANS; GAY WOMEN; GAY MEN; ILLNESS;
Full Poem Text Available at
http://thepoeticquotidian.blogspot.com/2007/03/james-merrill-farewell-performance.html


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