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Classic and Contemporary Poetry

DEFEATED by ROBERT BLY

Poet Analysis

First Line: THIS BURNING BEHIND MY EYES AS I OPEN A DOOR
Last Line: SERVED US WELL, SHAKES ITS BAMBOO BARS. %IT MAY BE GONE BEFORE WE WAKE

Poem Sources:

SELECTED POEMS.
  BLY, ROBERT
  (1986)
 



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