Classic and Contemporary Poetry
STUDY FOR A GEOGRAPHICAL TRAIL; 2. ILLINOIS, by CLARENCE MAJOR Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: A man shot at me. The bullet missed Subject(s): Chicago | ||||||||
A man shot at me. The bullet missed and hit a veal steak sandwich my friend was eating. The afternoon turned dark. What else is new? Used with the permission of Copper Canyon Press, P.O. Box 271, Port Townsend, WA 98368-0271, www.cc.press.org | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...METAMORPHOSES: 3. THE RE-BIRTH OF VENUS by GEOFFREY HILL FOR THE NEW WORLD by EDWARD HIRSCH WHEN SKYSCRAPERS WERE INVENTED IN CHICAGO by EDWARD HIRSCH A GUY I KNOW ON 47TH AND COTTAGE by CLARENCE MAJOR THE EXPANDED COMPOSITION by CLARENCE MAJOR THE SEVEN CITIES OF AMERICA by EDGAR LEE MASTERS CHICAGO CABARET by KENNETH REXROTH THE CHICAGO POEM; FOR TED BERRIGAN AND ALICE NOTLEY by JEROME ROTHENBERG READ THE SIGNS by CLARENCE MAJOR |
|