Classic and Contemporary Poetry
NORTH AMERICAN IMAGE CYCLE, SELECTION, by JAMES HARRISON Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: The announcement said get to the high ground Last Line: Their teethhold on the stomach. Alternate Author Name(s): Harrison, Jim Subject(s): Anger; Italy; Wishes; Italians | ||||||||
The announcement said get to the high ground but we were unable to move while the waters crept up to the window, peeked in, then receded. There was a fish near the mailbox, a lake trout with two immature lamprey eels dangling from their teethhold on the stomach. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...1851: A MESSAGE TO DENMARK HILL by RICHARD HOWARD TONIGHT THE HEART-SHAPED LEAVES by JAN HELLER LEVI JEWISH GRAVEYARDS, ITALY by PHILIP LEVINE SAILING HOME FROM RAPALLO by ROBERT LOWELL SUNLIGHT AND SHADOW by LISEL MUELLER HOW DUKE VALENTINE CONTRIVED by BASIL BUNTING FRAGMENTS FROM ITALY: 1 by JOHN CIARDI THE IDEA OF BALANCE IS TO BE FOUND IN HERONS AND LOONS by JAMES HARRISON |
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