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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
LAST AFFAIR: BESSIE'S BLUES SONG, by MICHAEL S. HARPER Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: Disarticulated %arm torn out
Last Line: I'm not the same as I used to be %this is my last affair
Subject(s): African Americans - Women; Blues (music); Singing And Singers; Smith, Bessie (1894-1937)
First Line: Disarticulated %arm torn out
Last Line: I'm not the same as I used to be %this is my last affair
Subject(s): African Americans - Women; Blues (music); Singing And Singers; Smith, Bessie (1894-1937)
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