Classic and Contemporary Poetry

LOST CHILDHOOD by DAVID IGNATOW

Poet Analysis

First Line: HOW WAS IT POSSIBLE, I A FATHER
Last Line: my own lost childhood
Subject(s): FATHERS & SONS;

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