Classic and Contemporary Poetry
MADMAN OF THE SOUTH SIDE, by CLARENCE MAJOR Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: I met your husband in a bookshop Last Line: Ever touched each other Subject(s): Alcoholism & Alcoholics; Drunkards; Alcohol Abuse | ||||||||
I met your husband in a bookshop. His looks scared me shitless. Yet I followed him everywhere. Fear led to fascination. He could measure the temperature spectrum of stars, outdrink Faulkner and Hemingway together, fit perfect the shield around a berth hawser to keep out rats. He claimed ancestors among the Catawba and Shawnee. To work a spell, he would release their spirits from a leather pouch. But I guess he was right about me. And I'm sorry you and I ever touched each other. 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...NO NONSENSE by CHARLES BUKOWSKI THE REPLACEMENTS by CHARLES BUKOWSKI BELLEVUE EXCHANGE by NORMAN DUBIE EVEN NOW YOU ARE LEAVING by TESS GALLAGHER ANY NEWS FROM ALPHA CENTAURI by ANSELM HOLLO READ THE SIGNS by CLARENCE MAJOR |
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