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GA N  \nwith  \nPOEMS  \nThe World BeganWith Yes  \nAlso by Erica Jong  \nPOETRY  \nLove Comes First  \nBecoming Light:New and SelectedOrdinary MiraclesAt the Edge of the BodyLoverootHalf-LivesFruits &Vegetables  \nFICTIONFear of DyingSappho's LeapInventing MemoryAny Woman's BluesShylock's DaughterParachutes &Kisses  \nFanny:Being the True History of the Adventures of Fanny Hackabout-JonesHow to Save Your Own LifeFear of Flying  \nOTHER WORKS  \nA Letter to the President  \nSugar in My Bowl:Real Women Write About Real SexSeducing the Demon:Writing for My Life  \nWhat Do Women Want?Bread,Roses,Sex,PowerFear of Fifty:A Mid-Life Memoir  \nThe Devil at Large:Erica Jong on Henry MillerMegan's Book of DivorceMegan's Two HousesWitches  \n# The World BeganWith Yes\n\nNew Poems  \nERICA JONG  \nThe World Began With YesCopyright 2019 by EricaJongAll Rights Reserved  \nNo part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without the priorwritten permission of both the publisher and the copyright owner.  \nBook design by Mark E.Cull  \nLibrary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data  \nNames:Jong,Erica,author.  \nTitle:The world began with yes :new poems/EricaJong.  \nDescription:First edition.|Pasadena,CA:Red Hen Press,[2019]  \nIdentifers:LCCN 2018039362|ISBN9781597098465(tradepaper)  \nClassification:LCC PS3560.056 A62019|DDC 811/.54—dc23  \nLC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2018039362  \nThe National Endowment for the Arts,the Los Angeles County Arts Commission,the AhmansonFoundation,the Dwight Stuart Youth Fund,the Max Factor Family Foundation,the PasadenaTournament of Roses Foundation,the Pasadena Arts &Culture Commission and the City of Pasa-dena Cultural Affairs Division,the City ofLos Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs,the Audrey&Sydney Irmas Charitable Foundation,the Kinder Morgan Foundation,the Allergan Foundation,and the Riordan Foundation partially support Red Hen Press.  \nDEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIR5Cly of Las Angeles  \nFirst Edition  \nPublished by Red Hen Press  \nwww.redhen.org  \nTo my granddaughter,Beatrice—Who calls herself Bette.  \nContents  \nThe World Began With Yes13The Breathing OfThe World15Child On The Beach16Oracle Of Light18Unicorns  \n20Acupuncturist25News26Blue Bird, Red Bird27Child's Play28“Be Careful Darkness”29Day Of Atonement30Brief Valentine32Connoisseur OfLonging33Hats34Inside Out36One37Love To His Soul38New Theory Of Love40Where The Poem Comes From—41Emily's Birthday42Emily Dickinson:ANew Daguerreotype44Poetry Is Better Than Xanax46Spanking48  \nVisible/Invisible50Why I Hate The News52Your Eggs54Writing Poetry Again55The Mental Traveller65The Danish Poet66What Is Love?68Facebook Friend69Not A Bot70On Hearing That Alice Munro Is Now A Stamp71The Wish Not Heard72Breasts74Dying Is Not Black76Almost Dying78Not With A Bang But A Whimper80The World84Her Death85Taking The Train86Prophet's Storm87Speaking With The Dead88Breath's 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