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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
WORD DRUNK, by JAMES HARRISON Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: I think of the twenty thousand poems of li po
Last Line: Suffused with light.
Alternate Author Name(s): Harrison, Jim
Subject(s): Language; Poetry & Poets; Words; Vocabulary
First Line: I think of the twenty thousand poems of li po
Last Line: Suffused with light.
Alternate Author Name(s): Harrison, Jim
Subject(s): Language; Poetry & Poets; Words; Vocabulary
I think of the twenty thousand poems of Li Po
and wonder, do words follow me or I them --
a word drunk?
I do not care about fine phrases,
the whoring after honor,
the stipend, the gift, the grant --
but I would feed on an essence
until it yields to me my own dumb form --
the weight raw, void of intent;
to see behind the clarity of my glass
the birth of new creatures
suffused with light.
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