Find quotes from this poem, with commentary from Shmoop. Pick a theme below to begin.
Mortality Quotes
The Day Lady Died (title)
Memory and the Past Quotes
It is 12:20 in New York a Friday three days after Bastille day, yes it is 1959 and I go get a shoeshine (lines 1-3)
Society and Class Quotes
three days after Bastille Day (line 2)
Art and Culture Quotes
three days after Bastille day, yes (line 2)