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ELIZABETH by MICHAEL ONDAATJE

Poem Explanation Poet Analysis

First Line: CATCH, MY UNCLE JACK SAID
Last Line: WITH WHITE YOUNG ESSEX, AND MY NIMBLE RHYMES

Poem Sources:

MODERN POEMS. EDITED BY RICHARD ELLMANN AND ROBERT O'CLAIR.
  ELLMANN, RICHARD (ED.)
  (1989)
 
THE NORTON ANTHOLOGY OF MODERN POETRY. 2ND ED.
  ELLMANN, RICHARD, & O'CLAIR, ROBERT (EDS.)
  (1988)
 
THE CINNAMON PEELER: POEMS.
  ONDAATJE, MICHAEL
  (1989)
 



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