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LETTER WRITTEN ON A FERRY WHILE CROSSING LONG ISLAND SOUND by ANNE SEXTON

Poem Explanation Poet Analysis

First Line: I AM SURPRISED TO SEE / THAT THE OCEAN IS STILL GOING ON
Last Line: They call back to us / from the gauzy edge of paradise, / good news, good news
Subject(s): FERRY BOATS; GOD; LONG ISLAND SOUND; NUNS; RELIGION; THEOLOGY;

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