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The Unexpected

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Hellicane: Poets Respond to Hurricane Katrina

People thought Katrina would miss her mark

When she was over Most people were in difficult positions

People went out to see what damage She left behind for them to clean

A boy lost his home he didn't know what to do without his mother, sister, brother, or father

A woman wouldn't have anyone to keep her company Her husband died of cancer, with flies and people to smell the death of him and others that died as well

Why couldn't some of the people leave when they had a chance to, instead of 710 people to die for a total?

Citation

“The Unexpected,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/26349.

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