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Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Searching... Subject: COLTRANE, JOHN (1926-1967) Matches Found: 42 UPDATE command denied to user 'poetryex_users'@'localhost' for table `poetryex_poems`.`subcnt` 33 1/3 RPM, by GEORGE ECONOMOU Poem Source First Line: One plays the saxophone Last Line: Leaving it behind Subject(s): Coltrane, John (1926-1967); Jazz; Music And Musicians; Poetry And Poets A NARRATIVE OF THE LIFE AND TIMES OF JOHN COLTRANE: PLAYED BY HIMSELF, by MICHAEL S. HARPER Poem Full Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: I don't remember train whistles Last Line: I thought would bring me that sound. Subject(s): Coltrane, John (1926-1967); Jazz; Music & Musicians A/COLTRANE/POEM, by SONIA SANCHEZ Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: My favorite things Subject(s): Coltrane, John (1926-1967); Jazz; Music & Musicians A/COLTRANE/POEM, by SONIA SANCHEZ Poem Source Poem Explanation Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: My favorite things Last Line: If we just %lisssssssssten Subject(s): Coltrane, John (1926-1967); Jazz; Music And Musicians ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, by KEORAPETSE KGOSITSILE Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: I said a while back Last Line: If you have ears! Alternate Author Name(s): Kgositsile, Keropatse Subject(s): Coltrane, John (1926-1967); Jazz; Music And Musicians AFREEKA BRASS, by MWATABU OKANTAH Poem Source First Line: I hear you trane Last Line: And black ... %africa Subject(s): Africa; Coltrane, John (1926-1967); Jazz; Music And Musicians AFTER COLTRANE'S I'LL GET BY, by SAM HAMILL Poem Source First Line: These autumn nights I think hard and long Last Line: I got to be up %to greet the light Subject(s): Coltrane, John (1926-1967) AFTER THE WAR; WHEN COLTRANE ONLY WANTED TO PLAY DANCE TUNES, by MATTHEW GRAHAM Poem Source First Line: The sadness of afternoons was unmistakable Last Line: Cabs along the avenue Subject(s): Coltrane, John (1926-1967); Jazz; Music And Musicians AM/TRAK, by AMIRI BARAKA Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Trane / trane, history love scream on Alternate Author Name(s): Jones, Leroi Subject(s): African Americans - Song & Music; Coltrane, John (1926-1967); Davis, Miles (1926-1991); Jazz; Music & Musicians AM/TRAK, by AMIRI BARAKA Poem Source Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Trane %trane, history love scream on Last Line: As rightly %burning Alternate Author Name(s): Jones, Leroi Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Coltrane, John (1926-1967); Davis, Miles (1926-1991); Jazz; Music And Musicians BLUES FOR JOHN COLTRANE, DEAD AT 41, by WILLIAM MATTHEWS Poem Full Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Although my house floats on a lawn Alternate Author Name(s): Matthews, William Procter Subject(s): Coltrane, John (1926-1967); Jazz; Music & Musicians BLUES FOR JOHN COLTRANE, DEAD AT 41, by WILLIAM MATTHEWS Poem Source Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Although my house floats on a lawn Last Line: Planing by, full throttle Alternate Author Name(s): Matthews, William Procter Subject(s): Coltrane, John (1926-1967); Jazz; Music And Musicians COLTRANE AND MY FATHER, by RALPH SNEEDEN Poem Source First Line: Late one night I hear his breath Last Line: From nowhere, %then out of sight to the left Subject(s): Coltrane, John (1926-1967); Fathers; Jazz; Music And Musicians COLTRANE, SYEEDA'S SING FLUTE, by JEAN VALENTINE Poem Full Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: To marilyn, to peter, / playing, making things: the walls, the stairs Last Line: Up to the shins, up the eyes, / closed over Subject(s): Children; Coltrane, John (1926-1967); Jazz; Music & Musicians; Childhood COLTRANE, SYEEDA'S SING FLUTE, by JEAN VALENTINE Poem Source Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: To marilyn, to peter, %playing, making things: the walls, the stairs Last Line: Left up here, playing Subject(s): Children; Coltrane, John (1926-1967); Jazz; Music And Musicians DANCING TO ELLINGTON, by JAN SELVING Poem Source First Line: I found him downstairs Last Line: To the place I could watch %my father dance Subject(s): Civil Rights Movement; Coltrane, John (1926-1967); Dancing And Dancers; Ellington, Edward Kennedy ("duke"); Fathers; Jazz; Music And Musicians DEAR JOHN, DEAR COLTRANE, by MICHAEL S. HARPER Poem Full Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Sex fingers toes / in the marketplace Subject(s): Coltrane, John (1926-1967); Jazz; Music & Musicians DEAR JOHN, DEAR COLTRANE, by MICHAEL S. HARPER Poem Source Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Sex fingers toes %in the marketplace Last Line: A love supreme, a love supreme Subject(s): Coltrane, John (1926-1967); Jazz; Music And Musicians DEDICATED TO THE LATE JOHN COLTRANE, by SHIRAISHI KAZUKO Poem Source First Line: Suddenly %he went to heaven Last Line: Of saint coltrane %in heaven Subject(s): Coltrane, John (1926-1967); Jazz; Music And Musicians DID JOHN'S MUSIC KILL HIM, by ALFRED B. SPELLMAN Poem Source First Line: In the morning part Last Line: Will not contain you Subject(s): Coltrane, John (1926-1967); Jazz; Music And Musicians DON'T CRY, SCREAM, by HAKI R. MADHUBUTI Poem Source Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Into the sixties Last Line: And the gods will too Alternate Author Name(s): Lee, Don L. Subject(s): Coltrane, John (1926-1967); Jazz; Music And Musicians ELVIN JONES GRETSCH FREAK, by DAVID HENDERSON Poem Source First Line: Gretsch love Last Line: Near the park Subject(s): Coltrane, John (1926-1967); Jazz; Jones, Elvin (b. 1927); Music And Musicians HEALING ANIMAL, by JOY HARJO Poem Full Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: On this day when you have needed to sleep forever Subject(s): Coltrane, John (1926-1967); Jazz; Music & Musicians; Singing & Singers; Songs HEALING ANIMAL, by JOY HARJO Poem Source Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: On this day when you have needed to sleep forever Last Line: And you will sing forever Subject(s): Coltrane, John (1926-1967); Jazz; Music And Musicians; Singing And Singers HERE WHERE COLTRANE IS, by MICHAEL S. HARPER Poem Full Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Soul and race Subject(s): African Americans - Song & Music; Coltrane, John (1926-1967); Jazz; Music & Musicians HERE WHERE COLTRANE IS, by MICHAEL S. HARPER Poem Source Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Soul and race Last Line: In the eyes of my first son are the browns %of these men and their music Subject(s): African Americans - Song And Music; Coltrane, John (1926-1967); Jazz; Music And Musicians IN MEMORIAM JOHN COLTRANE, by MICHAEL STILLMAN Poem Source First Line: Listen to the coal Last Line: To the coal train roll Subject(s): Coltrane, John (1926-1967); Jazz; Music And Musicians JOHN COLTRANE, by LAWSON FUSAO INADA Poem Source First Line: Coltrane's home is the oldest home there is Last Line: There. There. There, now. There. There Subject(s): Coltrane, John (1926-1967); Sanctuaries JOHN COLTRANE/ AN IMPARTIAL REVIEW, by ALFRED B. SPELLMAN Poem Source First Line: May he have new life like the fall Last Line: You want help. You are sorry you are born with ears Subject(s): Coltrane, John (1926-1967); Jazz; Music And Musicians JUJU, by ASKIA M. TOURE Poem Source First Line: ... And they were there in the city of fire, enflamed Last Line: A love supreme ... Subject(s): Coltrane, John (1926-1967); Jazz; Music And Musicians MEMORIAL FOR TRANE, by SAM GREENLEE Poem Source First Line: Yeah, man Last Line: Start honoring %our live heroes Subject(s): Coltrane, John (1926-1967); Jazz; Music And Musicians MEMORY RAIN PRIDE WIND, by ANSELM HOLLO Poem Full Text Poet's Biography Last Line: Bring the form to the crazy weaving Subject(s): Absence; Coltrane, John (1926-1967) MONK'S DREAM, by DAVE ETTER Poem Source First Line: A beautiful man is sleeping under a pine tree Last Line: Coltrane! Coltrane! Subject(s): Coltrane, John (1926-1967); Jazz; Monk, Thelonious (1917-1982); Music And Musicians MY BOOK ON TRANE , by MICHAEL S. HARPER Poem Full Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Waiting in lineups Last Line: "the steam coming off his wet clothes Subject(s): Coltrane, John (1926-1967) MY BOOK ON TRANE (1), by MICHAEL S. HARPER Poem Source Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: You lived or died on your instrument Last Line: For the war dead broken %at nagasaki Subject(s): Coltrane, John (1926-1967) MY BOOK ON TRANE (2), by MICHAEL S. HARPER Poem Source Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Waiting in lineups Last Line: The steam coming off his wet clothes %in droves Subject(s): Coltrane, John (1926-1967) MY JAZZ: 1, by JEAN-PAUL AUXEMERY Poem Source First Line: Fear of having charted out only the chords Last Line: Set free Subject(s): Coltrane, John (1926-1967); Jazz; Music And Musicians; Music, Popular NEWARK, by ROBERT KELLY Poem Full Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: John coltrane died this morning Last Line: Say itself inside our heads. Subject(s): Coltrane, John (1926-1967); Jazz; Music & Musicians; Newark International Airport OHNEDARUTH, by ANGELA JACKSON Poem Source First Line: My throats Last Line: Yo mouth knows sweet songs. %I remember Subject(s): Coltrane, John (1926-1967); Jazz; Music And Musicians; Saxophones REVELATION, by STANLEY CROUCH Poem Source First Line: To tremble in prayer and trepidation Last Line: As an agony too powerful for this fever blister of flesh! Subject(s): Coltrane, John (1926-1967); Jazz; Music And Musicians THOTS OF COLTRANE (WHILE LISTENING TO AFRICA), by KENYETTE ADRINE-ROBINSON Poem Source First Line: John coltrane %traveled many Last Line: Left us %his life! Subject(s): African Americans; Coltrane, John (1926-1967) TRANE, by EDWARD KAMAU BRATHWAITE Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: Propped against the crowded bar Last Line: And pours his old unhappy longing in the saxophone Alternate Author Name(s): Brathwaite, Kamau Variant Title(s): Naim Subject(s): Coltrane, John (1926-1967); Jazz; Music And Musicians |
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