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Subject: STORYVILLE, NEW ORLEANS
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UPDATE command denied to user 'poetryex_users'@'localhost' for table `poetryex_poems`.`subcnt` PHOTOGRAPH OF A BAWD DRINKING RALEIGH RYE, by NATASHA TRETHEWEY    Poem Full Text     Poem Explanation     Poet Analysis             Poet's Biography
First Line: The glass in her hand is the only thing moving
Subject(s): Storyville, New Orleans; Prostitution; Harlots; Whores; Brothels


STORYVILLE DIARY, by NATASHA TRETHEWEY    Poem Full Text     Poem Explanation     Poet Analysis             Poet's Biography
First Line: I cannot now remember the first word
Subject(s): Bellocq, E. J.; Fathers; Identity; Nudity; Photography & Photographers; Portraits; Prostitution; Storyville, New Orleans; Nakedness; Harlots; Whores; Brothels