"Confession"
I just found one of my favorite poems ever, "Confession," by Susan Hahn, online. Blogger ruins it when I try to cut and paste it, but you should go check it out.
A highlight ...
Do you swear to tell the whole truth...?
No Sir, the truth hemorrhages in my pen,
but lies clotted on my tongue.
Do you want a lawyer?
No Sir, I like the unprotected exposure.
Are you a Confessional Poet?
No Sir, they all committed suicide
in the 60's and 70's.
If you can't tell, I love, love love confessional poetry - I'm only 30 years behind in the trend. hah! Unfortunately, Sharon Olds is the only living confessional poet I feel passionately about - if you're into dirty/creepy poems, she's your girl.
A highlight ...
Do you swear to tell the whole truth...?
No Sir, the truth hemorrhages in my pen,
but lies clotted on my tongue.
Do you want a lawyer?
No Sir, I like the unprotected exposure.
Are you a Confessional Poet?
No Sir, they all committed suicide
in the 60's and 70's.
If you can't tell, I love, love love confessional poetry - I'm only 30 years behind in the trend. hah! Unfortunately, Sharon Olds is the only living confessional poet I feel passionately about - if you're into dirty/creepy poems, she's your girl.
posted by Marilyndrew @ 12:57 PM
4 Comments:
At 5:00 PM,
Rockstar Jessie said…
Hmm. I don't know much about poetry. I need to learn more about this genre. I like.
At 8:46 AM,
Marilyndrew said…
Anne Sexton's Love Poems is very readable and maybe a good place to start.
I would come down to MO every weekend to come ride motorcycles, read poems and drink Jack/vodka (those should probably be seperate activities ;)
At 12:02 AM,
Rockstar Jessie said…
I could drink vodka every-other weekend. You could drink vodka every weekend.
At 12:03 AM,
Rockstar Jessie said…
We could start a recolinizing of beatniks. This town is full of young ones, soul searchers and people who just don't know any better.
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