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[NPM] today's poem
Apr 21, 2009 03:02
Coming Home, Detroit, 1968
Philip LevineA winter Tuesday, the city pouring fire (
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national poetry month 2009
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poetry: 20th century
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dramaturgca
April 21 2009, 08:27:39 UTC
If chocolate is the lifeblood of a decaying aristocracy, just call me a vampire.
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writerwench
April 21 2009, 09:03:28 UTC
That's a very powerful poem.
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tree_and_leaf
April 21 2009, 10:41:29 UTC
Excellent poem
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serrana
April 21 2009, 15:15:41 UTC
Oh, I like that. And what a difference forty years makes.
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aranel
April 21 2009, 15:57:33 UTC
I'll have to show this to my husband. He grew up in Warren. [tries to write something about his love/hate feelings about Detroit, that tragedy of a city; fails miserably]
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angevin2
April 21 2009, 16:37:18 UTC
I grew up in Sterling Heights. We were practically neighbors then!
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