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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
NATURAL WORLD: 2, by JAMES HARRISON Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: On hawk mountain in pennsylvania
Last Line: Slaughtered for pleasure.
Alternate Author Name(s): Harrison, Jim
Subject(s): Birds; Death; Hawk Mountain, Pennsylvania; Hawks; Dead, The
First Line: On hawk mountain in pennsylvania
Last Line: Slaughtered for pleasure.
Alternate Author Name(s): Harrison, Jim
Subject(s): Birds; Death; Hawk Mountain, Pennsylvania; Hawks; Dead, The
On Hawk Mountain in Pennsylvania
thousands upon thousands
upon thousands of hawks in migration
have been slaughtered for pleasure.
Drawn north or south in spring and fall:
merlin and kestrel, peregrine, gyrfalcon,
marsh hawk, red-tailed, sharp-tailed,
sharp-shinned, Swainson's hawk,
golden eagle and osprey
slaughtered for pleasure.
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