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SELF-PORTRAIT AT THIRTY-NINE by TED KOOSER

Poem Explanation Poet Analysis

First Line: A BARBER IS CUTTING THE HAIR; %HIS FINGERS, PERFUMED BY A RAINBOW
Last Line: WHERE WOMEN PASS IT WITH A SMILE. %GOOD DOG, OLD FACE; GOOD DOG, GOOD DOG

Poem Sources:

THE PITTSBURGH BOOK OF CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN POETRY.
  OCHESTER, ED, & ORESICK, PETER (EDS.)
  (1993)
 



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