Classic and Contemporary Poetry
OBEDIENCE OF THE CORPSE, by CAROLYN D. WRIGHT Poet's Biography First Line: The midwife puts a rag in the dead woman's hand Alternate Author Name(s): Wright, C. D. Subject(s): Babies; Birth; Corpses; Mothers; Stillbirth; Infants; Child Birth; Midwifery; Cadavers; Death - Childbirth | ||||||||
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