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MAGRITTE DANCING by GERALD STERN

Poet Analysis

First Line: EVERY NIGHT I HAVE TO GO TO BED TWICE
Last Line: Of the bluejay, then the white door slamming, / then the voices rising and falling in sudden harmony
Subject(s): INSOMNIA; NEIGHBORS; DANCING & DANCERS; SLEEPLESSNESS;
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