{"id":14811,"date":"2018-08-01T00:56:20","date_gmt":"2018-08-01T05:56:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp0.vanderbilt.edu\/nashvillereview\/?p=14811"},"modified":"2018-08-01T09:12:14","modified_gmt":"2018-08-01T14:12:14","slug":"metamorphosis-the-female-into","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp0.vanderbilt.edu\/nashvillereview\/archives\/14811","title":{"rendered":"Metamorphosis: The Female Into"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>laurel tree, limbs bent and twined into crown\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 heifer\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 bank of marsh reeds,<br \/>\nhandful lashed into pipes, song in another breath\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 a clutch of conifers, weeping<\/p>\n<p>amber\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 black bear, quarry, constellation\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 white crow, black crow\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 grass-<br \/>\ncropping 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