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Charles Simic Reads Sharon Olds

The New Yorker: Poetry

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Reflecting on Mother's Connection to the Ocean in Poetry

The chapter explores the profound emotions and connections reflected in Sharon Olds' poem 'her birthday', focusing on the speaker's feelings of loss and longing for their mother, and the imagery of nature evoking the continuity of life.

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