What ask-publicer might you think of when reading certain poems?

What ask-publicer might you think of when reading certain poems?
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answer:THE GOOSE Muriel Sparks Do you want to know why I am alive today? I will tell you. Early on, during the food-shortage, Some of us were miraculously presented Each with a goose that laid a golden egg. Myself, I killed the cackling thing and I ate it. Alas, many and many of the other recipients Died of gold dust poisoning. And this, and this,” For @Coloma
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