while the shadows like long fingers over the haystacks that… - Anne Carson

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while the shadows like long fingers over the haystacks that sweep past keep shocking him because he is riding backwards.

Anne Carson

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Anne Carson (born June 21, 1950) is a Canadian poet, and professor of Classics and comparative literature at the University of Michigan.

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Alternative Names: Anne Patricia Carson

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surgeons say.
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by what shines from it.

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while the shadows like long fingers over the haystacks that sweep past keep shocking him because he is riding backwards. - Anne Carson

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