VIII. Contemporary Writers (1946-Present) Representative works including: "The Life You Save May Be Your Own" —Flannery O' Connor (1925-1964) "Expect Nothing" —Alice Walker (1944-    ) "Gold Blade" and "Evening Hawk" —Robert Penn Warren (1905-     ) "Mirror" —Sylvia Plath (1932-1963) "Lying in a Hammock at William Duffy's Farm in Pine Island, Minnesota" —James Wright (1927-1980) "The Observer" —Adrienne Rich (1929-     )

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