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RECAPITULATIONS by KARL SHAPIRO

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First Line: I WAS BORN DOWNTOWN ON A WINTRY DAY
Last Line: With 'a most victorian jew'
Subject(s): BIRTH; FAMILY LIFE; JEWS; WORLD WAR II; COMING OF AGE; YOUTH; BLACKS; DIVORCE; CHRISTIANITY; CONDUCT OF LIFE; CHILD BIRTH; MIDWIFERY; RELATIVES; JUDAISM; SECOND WORLD WAR;
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