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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
BESSIE, by ALVIN BERNARD AUBERT
First Line: My gloriana
Last Line: Of our most common need
Subject(s): African Americans - Women; Blues (music); Jazz; Music And Musicians; Singing And Singers; Smith, Bessie (1894-1937)
First Line: My gloriana
Last Line: Of our most common need
Subject(s): African Americans - Women; Blues (music); Jazz; Music And Musicians; Singing And Singers; Smith, Bessie (1894-1937)
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