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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
WHO DO YOU WRITE AN ENDLESS HISTORY?, by DELMORE SCHWARTZ Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: Why when you write do you most frequently
Subject(s): Poetry & Poets
First Line: Why when you write do you most frequently
Subject(s): Poetry & Poets
Why when you write do you most frequently
Look in your heart and stare at it both first
And last, half agonized by what you see
And half bemused, seeking what is accursed
Or blessed in the past? And what demand
Is gratified?" I answered, hesitant
And slow: "Because I wish to understand
The causes of each great and small event
Choosen, or like thrown dice, an accident,
-My clumsiness each time I try to dance,
My mother's anger when I wore long pants,
Thus, as the light renews each incident,
My friends are free of guilt or I am free
Of self-accused responsibility
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