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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
EMANCIPATION, by ELIZABETH ALEXANDER Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Corncob constellation, / oyster shell, drawstring pouch, dry bones Last Line: We're free Subject(s): Freedom; Slavery; Liberty; Serfs | |||
View Poem Text | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...JOY IN THE WOODS by CLAUDE MCKAY ELIZABETH KECKLEY: 30 YEARS A SLAVE AND 4 YEARS IN THE WHITE HOUSE by E. ETHELBERT MILLER JOHN BROWN'S BODY by STEPHEN VINCENT BENET FOR ST. BARTHOLOMEW'S EVE by MALCOLM COWLEY SCINTILLA by WILLIAM STANLEY BRAITHWAITE EPITAPH (ON A COMMONPLACE PERSON WHO DIED IN BED) by AMY LEVY |
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