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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE SIEGE OF DJKXPRWBZ, by EUGENE FITCH WARE Poet's Biography First Line: Before a turkish town Last Line: Consonant they had. Alternate Author Name(s): Ironquill Subject(s): Russia; Turkey; War; Soviet Union; Russians | |||
BEFORE a Turkish town The Russians came. And with huge cannon Did bombard the same. They got up close And rained fat bombshells down, And blew out every Vowel in the town. And then the Turks, Becoming somewhat sad, Surrendered every Consonant they had. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...OXOTA: A SHORT RUSSIAN NOVEL: CHAPTER 259 by LYN HEJINIAN A FOREIGN COUNTRY by JOSEPHINE MILES THE DIAMOND PERSONA by NORMAN DUBIE IN MEMORIAM: 1933 (7. RUSSIA: ANNO 1905) by CHARLES REZNIKOFF TAKE A LETTER TO DMITRI SHOSTAKOVITCH by CARL SANDBURG READING THE RUSSIANS by RUTH STONE THE SOVIET CIRCUS VISITS HAVANA, 1969 by VIRGIL SUAREZ A PROBLEM IN AESTHETICS by KAREN SWENSON HE AND SHE by EUGENE FITCH WARE |
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