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DAYS OF 1978 by GERALD STERN

Poet Analysis

First Line: THIS IS THE ONLY THING THAT CLARIFIES MY LIFE
Last Line: A new sweetness and clarity beginning / to monopolize my own memory
Subject(s): MEMORY; CAVAFY, CONSTANTINE P. (1863-1933);
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