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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
FAMILY PORTRAIT, by KENNETH PATCHEN Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: Great tarry wings splatter softly up out of the rotting yolk of sun. In the
Subject(s): Family Life; Portraits; Story-telling; Relatives
First Line: Great tarry wings splatter softly up out of the rotting yolk of sun. In the
Subject(s): Family Life; Portraits; Story-telling; Relatives
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