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POEM (TO JAMES SCHUYLER) by FRANK O'HARA (1926-1966)

Poem Explanation Poet Analysis

First Line: THERE I COULD NEVER BE A BOY
Last Line: AND I HAVE MASTERRED THE SPEED AND STRENGTH WHICH IS THE ARMOR OF THE %WORLD
Subject(s): YOUTH;

Poem Sources:

HOPWOOD ANTHOLOGY; FIVE DECADES OF AMERICAN POETRY.
  THOMAS, HARRY, & LAVINE, STEVEN (EDS.)
  (1981)
 
SELECTED POEMS OF FRANK O'HARA. EDITED BY DONALD ALLEN.
  O'HARA, FRANK
  (1974)
 
THE COLLECTED POEMS OF FRANK O'HARA. DONALD ALLEN (ED.)
  O'HARA, FRANK
  (1995)
 



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