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NORTH AMERICAN IMAGE CYCLE, SELECTION by JAMES HARRISON

Poet Analysis

First Line: THE BOY STOOD IN THE BURNING HOUSE. SET IT UP
Last Line: NEVER ALLOW WORDS TO OCCUR.
Subject(s): ANGER; ITALY; WISHES; ITALIANS;
The boy stood in the burning house. Set it up
that way, and with all windows open. I don't want
a roof. I want to fill all those spaces where we
never allow words to occur.



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