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MOTHER AND CHILD by DAVID IGNATOW

Poet Analysis

First Line: SHE FEARED THE BABY WOULD FALL
Last Line: HANDS RESTING UPON HER
Subject(s): MOTHERS; DEATH – CHILDREN; DEATH - BABIES; MAD HOUSES; INSANE ASYLUMS;
Full Poem Text Available at
https://archive.org/stream/saypardon00igna/saypardon00igna_djvu.txt


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