Poetry Explorer

Classic and Contemporary Poetry

INSTEAD OF AN ANIMAL by LESLIE SCALAPINO

Poet Analysis

First Line: SEEING AS I WAS WILLNG TO GIVE UP MY SEAT FOR THE PERSON WHO SAID
Last Line: People will imagine a cat flaring up like that under their noses
Subject(s): BREAST FEEDING; LOVE - EROTIC; HUMAN BEHAVIOR; NURSING (INFANTS); CONDUCT OF LIFE; HUMAN NATURE;
Full Poem Text Available at
https://www.google.com/books/edition/It_s_go_in_horizontal/iAweDOd-rRgC?q=INSTEAD+OF+AN+ANIMAL&gbpv=1&bsq=instead%20of%20an%20animal#f=false


Home: PoetryExplorer.net