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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ROMAN DIARY: 1951, by JOHN CIARDI Poet's Biography
First Line: A rag woman, half a child
Last Line: “if I go broke,” I said, “I'll rent a baby”
Subject(s): Rome, Italy; Begging & Beggars
First Line: A rag woman, half a child
Last Line: “if I go broke,” I said, “I'll rent a baby”
Subject(s): Rome, Italy; Begging & Beggars
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