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Article: The refugee. (poem)
- Article from:
- The Literary Review
- Article date:
- March 22, 1995
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Tides of World War Two begin to turn as I jump rope and mother seeks lebensraum in the West Bronx with the Amalgamated unionists.
We trek through Tante Bertha's rooms redolent with floor polish and prosperity and she tells of her escape from Hitler,
Diamonds sewn into sleeves of her woolen ...