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UNBELIEVER by ELIZABETH BISHOP

Poem Explanation Poet Analysis

First Line: HE SLEEPS ON THE TOP OF A MAST
Last Line: IT IS AS HARD AS DIAMONDS; IT WANTS TO DESTROY US ALL

Poem Sources:

THE NORTON ANTHOLOGY OF MODERN POETRY. 2ND ED.
  ELLMANN, RICHARD, & O'CLAIR, ROBERT (EDS.)
  (1988)
 
THE MCGRAW-HILL BOOK OF POETRY.
  DIYANNI, ROBERT & ROMPF, KRAFT (EDS.)
  (1993)
 
THE NORTON ANTHOLOGY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE: VOLUME 2.
  (1994)
 
COMPLETE POEMS.
  BISHOP, ELIZABETH
  (1969)
 



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