Classic and Contemporary Poetry

THE FATALIST: THE BEST WORDS by LYN HEJINIAN

Poet Analysis

First Line: THE BEST WORDS GET SAID FREQUENTLY—THEY ARE LIKE FERTILE PIPS
Last Line: for whom R would have released a flock of red canaries
Subject(s): LANGUAGE; BOOKS; WORDS; VOCABULARY; READING;

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