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THE WHOLE MOISTY NIGHT
THE WHOLE MOISTY NIGHT

THE WHOLE MOISTY NIGHT

Date1977
MediumLetterpress on cardstock
DimensionsPaper Size: 4 × 6 5/16 in. (10.2 × 16 cm)
ClassificationsPrint
Object numberUAC7444.05
DescriptionLetterpress printed poem by Robert Bly titled, "THE WHOLE MOISTY NIGHT".

THE WHOLE MOISTY NIGHT

The Viking ship sails into the full harbor.
The body meets its wife far out at sea
Its lamp remains lit the whole moisty night.
Water pours, faint flute noises in the sound of water.

Published by The Alternative Press, Issue Number 7.
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