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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
METROPOLITAN NIGHTMARE, by STEPHEN VINCENT BENET Poet's Biography
First Line: It rained quite a lot, that spring. You woke in the morning
Last Line: He pried fom the insect's jaws the bright crumb of steel
Subject(s): New York City; Termites; Manhattan; New York, New York; The Big Apple
First Line: It rained quite a lot, that spring. You woke in the morning
Last Line: He pried fom the insect's jaws the bright crumb of steel
Subject(s): New York City; Termites; Manhattan; New York, New York; The Big Apple
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