Which excerpt from "A Poem for My Librarian, Mrs. Long” contains an allusion? The neighbors, discussing the political Situation

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Which excerpt from "A Poem for My Librarian, Mrs. Long” contains an allusion? The neighbors, discussing the political Situation

congratulating the preacher On his sermon Mrs. Long asking what are you looking for today When I wanted Leaves of Grass or alfred north whitehead But she nonetheless brought the books Back and I held them to my chest Mrs. Long always glad to see you The stereoscope always ready to show you faraway Places to dream about

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Vaselesa [24] · Answer 1 · 2022-09-26T04:22:32+03:00

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But she nonetheless brought the books Back and I held them to my chest

A poem fro My librarian Mrs. Long was written by Nikki Giovanni, this sentece makes reference to the racism suffered by vlack women in the northern states suffered when Mrs long used to go get new books for the library and eventally nikki.