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EARLENE by PETER JOHNSON

Poet Analysis

First Line: I WANT A WOMAN NAMED EARLENE
Last Line: The way things are
Subject(s): MACHISMO; MAN-WOMAN RELATIONSHIPS; MARRIAGE; MALE-FEMALE RELATIONS; WEDDINGS; HUSBANDS; WIVES;

Full Poem Text Available at
https://www.google.com/books/edition/Pretty_Happy/GVBH3bOEwEMC?q=peter+johnson+EARLENE&gbpv=1#f=false



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