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Harriet Monroe, ed. (1860–1936). The New Poetry: An Anthology. 1917.

The Young Laundryman

William Carlos Williams

From “Broken Windows”

LADIES, I crave your indulgence for

My friend Wu Kee; young, agile, clear-eyed

And clean-limbed, his muscles ripple

Under the thin blue shirt; and his naked feet, in

Their straw sandals, lift at the heel, shift and

Find new postures continually.

Your husband’s shirts to wash, please, for Wu Kee.