I would like to be the air
that inhabits you for a moment
only. I would like to be that unnoticed
& that necessary.

Margaret Atwood

Variation on the Word Sleep

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Topic

Expression of love

Author

Margaret Atwood

Source

Variation on the Word Sleep

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1980 1980s 20th century

Occupation

Novelist Writer

From

Canada

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Citation

Atwood, Margaret. "Variation on the Word Sleep." The Atlantic, 1980.

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Speaker
Ronald Reagan
Medium
Speech
Genre
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Language
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Time
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Citation

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