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THE DRUNK IN THE FURNACE by WILLIAM STANLEY MERWIN

Poem Explanation Poet Analysis

First Line: FOR A GOOD DECADE
Last Line: Stand in a row and learn
Subject(s): ALCOHOLISM & ALCOHOLICS; FURNACES; JUNK & JUNKYARDS; DRUNKARDS; ALCOHOL ABUSE; KILNS;
Full Poem Text Available at
https://www.neh.gov/humanities/2018/winter/feature/over-career-spanning-six-decades-american-poet-w-s-merwin-transformed-anger-art


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