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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SKETCHES, by DAVID IGNATOW Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: In new york, bus drivers are the only happy men Last Line: That reads drink blotto! Subject(s): Cruelty; New York City; Violence; Manhattan; New York, New York; The Big Apple | |||
In New York, bus drivers are the only happy men. They can close doors on people with impunity, even as it rains, and drive off. Nobody objects, newspapers set before their faces in their seats, reading in their spare time of worse news yet. In New York, when you say Please, persons are suspicious that you intend to rob them or they answer politely as if to let you know they'd rather rob you first. In New York, to enjoy yourself, you must first beat yourself on the head with a cop's club. Reeling over the streets, leer at the dance hall photos of girls undressed, for the rent in a silent room above a flashing neon that reads Drink Blotto! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...READY FOR THE CANNERY by BERTON BRALEY TRANTER IN AMERICA by AUGUST KLEINZAHLER MEETING YOU AT THE PIERS by KENNETH KOCH FEBRUARY EVENING IN NEW YORK by DENISE LEVERTOV ON 52ND STREET by PHILIP LEVINE THREE POEMS FOR NEW YORK by JOSEPHINE MILES |
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