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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE YOUNG LAUNDRYMAN, by WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Ladies, I crave your indulgence for Last Line: Your husband's shirts to wash, please, for wu kee. Subject(s): Asian Americans; Laundry & Laundering | |||
Ladies, I crave your indulgence for My friend Wu Kee; young, agile, clear-eyed And clean-limbed, his muscles ripple Under the thin blue shirt; and his naked feet, in Their straw sandals, lift at the heels, shift and Find new postures continually. Your husband's shirts to wash, please, for Wu Kee. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...WASHING-DAY by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD DEGAS'S LAUNDRESSES by EAVAN BOLAND NEW AGE AT AIRPORT MESA by NORMAN DUBIE DAYS THROUGH STARCH AND BLUING by ALICE FULTON THE LAUNDROMAT by DORIANNE LAUX A CELEBRATION by WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS |
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