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I would like to know the name of the poem that Della Boyd reads about longing for your home. ? Thanks.

Andrea It is "The Long Voyage" by Malcomb Cowley, mentioned in Chapter 28. (Finally got my own copy of this book.) The poem moves Della Boyd to tears--and th…moreIt is "The Long Voyage" by Malcomb Cowley, mentioned in Chapter 28. (Finally got my own copy of this book.) The poem moves Della Boyd to tears--and the realization of how much she misses her home.

I read this book after my own unwelcome move cross-country. The poem, as well as the experience of Della Boyd in this chapter, helped validate and soothe my grief about leaving "my own country."(less)

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