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MAIL CALL by RANDALL JARRELL

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First Line: THE LETTERS ALWAYS JUST EVADE THE HAND
Last Line: The soldier simply wishes for his name
Subject(s): ARMY LIFE; POSTAL SERVICE; WORLD WAR II; DRILLS & MINOR TACTICS; POSTMEN; POST OFFICE; MAIL; MAILMEN; SECOND WORLD WAR;
Full Poem Text Available at
http://www.nytimes.com/books/99/08/01/specials/jarrell-poetscolumn.html


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