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THE LAKE IN CENTRAL PARK by JAY WRIGHT

Poem Explanation Poet Analysis

First Line: IT SHOULD HAVE A WOMAN'S NAME
Last Line: screams in the birth of her fading away
Subject(s): CENTRAL PARK, NEW YORK CITY; LAKES; POOLS; PONDS;
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