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Poetry for Students. 2004, v. 20, p171-188.
Subject Terms:
Literary styles
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African American poetry
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African American poets
;
Humans and nature
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Rituals
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Faith
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Slavery
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United States history
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Spirituality
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Life cycles (Biology)
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African American writers
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Abstract:
Ode to a Drum Included in the first section of Yusef Komunyakaa's 1998 collection, , 'Ode to a Drum' describes an African drum maker talking to the gazelle he has [...]
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