Muriel Rukeyser

Wikipedia Poem, No. 431

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Sources:

• Rukeyser, Muriel. “Poem (I Lived In The First Century Of World Wars)”. Poetry Foundation. Poetry Foundation, 1965. Web. 23 Mar. 2017.
• Voigt, Benjamin. “Muriel Rukeyser 101”. Poetry Foundation. N.p., 2017. Web. 23 Mar. 2017.