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AFTER DRINKING ALL NIGHT WITH A FRIEND by ROBERT BLY

Poem Explanation Poet Analysis

First Line: THESE PINES, THESE FALL OAKS, THESE ROCKS
Last Line: SO WE DRIFT TOWARD SHORE, OVER COLD WATERS, %NO LONGER CARING IF WE DRIFT OR GO STRAIGHT

Poem Sources:

BRITISH AND AMERICAN POETS; CHAUCER TO THE PRESENT.
  BATE, W. JACKSON, & PERKINS, DAVID (EDS.)
  (1986)
 
MINNESOTA WRITES; POETRY.
  MOORE, JIM, & WATERMAN, CARY (EDS.)
  (1987)
 
NAKED POETRY; RECENT AMERICAN POETRY IN OPEN FORMS.
  BERG, STEPHEN, & MEZEY, ROBERT (EDS.)
  (1969)
 
SELECTED POEMS.
  BLY, ROBERT
  (1986)
 



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