The Branch Will Not Break

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James Wright A.. The Branch Will Not Break

THE BRANCH WILL NOT BREAK

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AS I STEP OVER A PUDDLE AT THE END OF. WINTER, I THINK OF AN ANCIENT. CHINESE GOVERNOR

GOODBYE TO THE POETRY OF CALCIUM

IN FEAR OF HARVESTS

THREE STANZAS FROM GOETHE

AUTUMN BEGINS IN MARTINS FERRY, OHIO

LYING IN A HAMMOCK AT WILLIAM DUFFY’S. FARM IN PINE ISLAND, MINNESOTA

THE JEWEL

IN THE FACE OF HATRED

FEAR IS WHAT QUICKENS ME. 1

2

3

A MESSAGE HIDDEN IN AN EMPTY WINE BOTTLE. THAT I THREW INTO A GULLY OF MAPLE TREES. ONE NIGHT AT AN INDECENT HOUR

STAGES ON A JOURNEY WESTWARD. 1

2

3

4

HOW MY FEVER LEFT

MINERS. 1

2

3

4

IN OHIO

TWO POEMS ABOUT PRESIDENT HARDING. ONE: His Death

TWO: His Tomb in Ohio

EISENHOWER’S VISIT TO FRANCO, 1959

IN MEMORY OF A SPANISH POET

THE UNDERMINING OF THE DEFENSE ECONOMY

TWILIGHTS

TWO HANGOVERS. NUMBER ONE

NUMBER TWO: I TRY TO WAKEN AND GREET THE WORLD. ONCE AGAIN

DEPRESSED BY A BOOK OF BAD POETRY, I WALK. TOWARD AN UNUSED PASTURE AND INVITE. THE INSECTS TO JOIN ME

TWO HORSES PLAYING IN THE ORCHARD

BY A LAKE IN MINNESOTA

BEGINNING

FROM A BUS WINDOW IN CENTRAL OHIO, JUST BEFORE A THUNDER SHOWER

MARCH

TRYING TO PRAY

TWO SPRING CHARMS

1

2

SPRING IMAGES

ARRIVING IN THE COUNTRY AGAIN

IN THE COLD HOUSE

SNOWSTORM IN THE MIDWEST

HAVING LOST MY SONS, I CONFRONT THE. WRECKAGE OF THE MOON: CHRISTMAS, 1960

AMERICAN WEDDING

A PRAYER TO ESCAPE FROM THE MARKET PLACE

RAIN

TODAY I WAS SO HAPPY, SO I MADE THIS POEM

MARY BLY

TO THE EVENING STAR: CENTRAL MINNESOTA

I WAS AFRAID OF DYING

A BLESSING

MILKWEED

A DREAM OF BURIAL

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THE BRANCH WILL NOT BREAK

Saint Judas Shall We Gather at the River Collected Poems

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TWO HORSES PLAYING IN THE ORCHARD

BY A LAKE IN MINNESOTA

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