
Joyce Carol Oates Reads John Updike
The New Yorker: Poetry
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Exploration of a Poem Depicting Husbands in Hammocks and Political Associations
Peter Robinson's poem featuring husbands lying in hammocks is analyzed for its playful exploration of the dual meaning of 'lie' and its symbolic imagery of connections to leftist movements.
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