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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SITUATION IS INTOLERABLE', by RITA DOVE Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: Intolerable: that civilized word
Last Line: O yes. O mercy on our souls
Subject(s): Parks, Rosa (b. 1913); Racism
First Line: Intolerable: that civilized word
Last Line: O yes. O mercy on our souls
Subject(s): Parks, Rosa (b. 1913); Racism
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