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Subject: JOHNSON, ROBERT (1913-1938)
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UPDATE command denied to user 'poetryex_users'@'localhost' for table `poetryex_poems`.`subcnt` JOHN BERRYMAN LISTENING TO ROBERT JOHNSON'S 'KING OF THE DELTA BLUES', by DAVID WOJAHN    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Am I a dead man? Am I a dead man?
Last Line: The gin with ice cube, lemon twist
Subject(s): Berryman, John (1914-1972); Blues (music); Jazz; Johnson, Robert (1913-1938); Music And Musicians; Poetry And Poets; Singing And Singers


NOT GUILTY, by DAVID RIVARD    Poem Full Text         Poet Analysis             Poet's Biography
First Line: The days are dog-eared, the edges torn,
Subject(s): Johnson, Robert (1913-1938); Music & Musicians; Vallejo, Cesar (1892-1917); Poetry & Poets


UNKNOWN PRESENCE, by CLARENCE MAJOR    Poem Full Text         Poet Analysis             Poet's Biography
First Line: How to name what is unnameable
Subject(s): Johnson, Robert (1913-1938); Presence


UNKNOWN PRESENCE, by CLARENCE MAJOR    Poem Source         Poet Analysis             Poet's Biography
First Line: How to name what is unnameable
Last Line: I couldn't have been dealt a better hand
Subject(s): Johnson, Robert (1913-1938); Presence