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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
IDEAS ONLY GO SO FAR, by MATTHEA HARVEY Recitation by Author Poet's Biography
First Line: Last year I made up a baby. I made her in the shape of a hatbox or a cake. I could have iced her &
Last Line: Sunset—quite unlike my baby, who like any good idea, eventually ended up dead
Subject(s): Babies; Infants
First Line: Last year I made up a baby. I made her in the shape of a hatbox or a cake. I could have iced her &
Last Line: Sunset—quite unlike my baby, who like any good idea, eventually ended up dead
Subject(s): Babies; Infants
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