Classic and Contemporary Poetry
LISTEN HARD, by JAMES GALVIN Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Enough and you can hear Last Line: Listen to the sound of the book when it closes Subject(s): Books; Sound; Reading | ||||||||
Enough and you can hear The small breakages occurring. That's what all sounds are: Small sounds, small things breaking; Big sounds, big things breaking. Think of a drop of water Flung from the grindstone. It's always day, it's always night. No such thing as tomorrow. There's a match going out. There's paying for privilege. There's harm's way, It's all the same day. Sunlight drools on the grass. An air of faded intimacy. Listen to the sound of the pages turning. Listen to the sound of the book when it closes. 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...TWO SONNETS: 1 by DAVID LEHMAN THE ILLUSTRATION?ÇÖA FOOTNOTE by DENISE LEVERTOV FALLING ASLEEP OVER THE AENEID by ROBERT LOWELL POETRY MACHINES by CATE MARVIN LENDING LIBRARY by PHYLLIS MCGINLEY A DISCRETE LOVE POEM by JAMES GALVIN |
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