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Lying in a Hammock at William Duffy’s Farm in Pine Island, Minnesota

Lying in a Hammock at William Duffy’s Farm in Pine Island, Minnesota

A celebrated and poignant 1963 poem by James Wright.

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    “I love reading this poem, and I love reading Dan Piepenburg's short, thoughtful 2015 Paris Review blog post about the conflicting reactions it inspires + poetry as failure.”

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