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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ON THE DEATH OF THEODORE ROETHKE, by WILLIAM WITHERUP
First Line: The papers say he died in a swimming pool
Last Line: His dark suit gathering a bloody pollen
Subject(s): Death; Poetry And Poets; Roethke, Theodore (1908-1963)
First Line: The papers say he died in a swimming pool
Last Line: His dark suit gathering a bloody pollen
Subject(s): Death; Poetry And Poets; Roethke, Theodore (1908-1963)
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