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The Old Women of the Shore
Pablo Neruda
February 1, 1974
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A Black Birch in Winter
Richard Wilbur
January 1, 1974
The Name of the Air
Philip Levine
January 1, 1974
Two Scenes From the Life of Hazard the Painter
William Meredith
January 1, 1974
The Natural History of a Vision
Robert Penn Warren
December 1, 1973
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Feast Days: Christmas
A poem
Annie Dillard
December 1, 1973
"Not You I Fear..."
Margaret Atwood
December 1, 1973
Night Sail
Judith Minty
December 1, 1973
Uncle
Philip Levine
November 1, 1973
The Strength of Illusions
Tom Mckeown
November 1, 1973
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