Kay Ulanday Barrett — Pantoum for recital when my mom said, don’t let them see you cry
Poetry Unbound
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The Pantoomb for Recital
The title for this is Pantoomb for Recital when my mom said, don't let them see a cry. The effect of taking eight lines and turning them into this form is one for taking away the last line from those who seem to laugh with the crescendo. That is the final line to the place where the poet starts. And what you see is the poet looking at themselves and how can I end the Pantoomb at the same place where it began?
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