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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
STUDY FOR A GEOGRAPHICAL TRAIL; 2. ILLINOIS, by CLARENCE MAJOR Poet's Biography
First Line: A man shot at me. The bullet missed
Subject(s): Chicago
First Line: A man shot at me. The bullet missed
Subject(s): Chicago
A man shot at me. The bullet missed
and hit a veal steak sandwich
my friend was eating. The afternoon
turned dark. What else is new?
Used with the permission of Copper Canyon Press, P.O. Box 271, Port Townsend, WA
98368-0271, www.cc.press.org
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