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F E B R U A R Y 1 9 9 8  AMONG ENGLISH VERBSby Kay Ryan | |||||||||||||
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Among English verbs to die is oddest in its eagerness to be dead, immodest in its haste to be told -- a verb alchemical in the head: one speck of its gold and a whole life's lead.
Kay Ryan is the author of four books of poetry, including Elephant Rocks(1996). Copyright © 1998 by The Atlantic Monthly Company. All rights reserved. The Atlantic Monthly; February 1998; Among English Verbs; Volume 281, No. 2; page 76. | ||||||||||||
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