Classic and Contemporary Poetry

MY FATHER'S BODY by WILLIAM MATTHEWS

Poet Analysis

First Line: FIRST THEY TAKE IT AWAY,
Subject(s): FATHERS; CORPSES; FUNERALS; CREMATION; CADAVERS; BURIALS;

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