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THE STORY AFTER THE STORY by MARIE PONSOT

Poet Analysis

First Line: In bubbles to the elbow, on my knees
Last Line: of loss cancels what we might have become
Subject(s): STORY-TELLING; FAMILY LIFE; CHILDREN; ABSENCE; DISAPPOINTMENT; RELATIVES; CHILDHOOD; SEPARATION; ISOLATION;
Full Poem Text Available at
https://www.smith.edu/academics/poetry-center/marie-ponsot


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