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Harriet Monroe, ed. (1860–1936). The New Poetry: An Anthology. 1917.

Paper Fishes

Amy Lowell

From “Lacquer Prints”

THE PAPER carp,

At the end of its long bamboo pole,

Takes the wind into its mouth

And emits it at its tail.

So is man,

Forever swallowing the wind.