Kenneth Koch Great Poems
- 1. On The Great Atlantic Rainway
I set forth one misted white day of June
Beneath the great Atlantic rainway, and heard:
รข??Honestly you smite worlds of truth, but
Lose your own trains of thought, like a pigeon.
... - 2. The History Of Jazz
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The leaves of blue came drifting down.
In the corner Madeleine Reierbacher was reading Lorna Doone.
... - 3. The Brassiere Factory
Is the governor falling
From a great height?
Arm in arm we fled the brassiere factory,
The motion-boat stayed on the shore!
... - 4. One Train May Hide Another
In a poem, one line may hide another line,
As at a crossing, one train may hide another train.
That is, if you are waiting to cross
The tracks, wait to do it for one moment at
... - 5. Bel Canto
The sun is high, the seaside air is sharp,
And salty light reveals the Mayan School.
The Irish hope their names are on the harp,
We see the sheep's advertisement for wool,
... - 6. The Circus
I remember when I wrote The Circus
I was living in Paris, or rather we were living in Paris
Janice, Frank was alive, the Whitney Museum
Was still on 8th Street, or was it still something else?
... - 7. Fresh Air
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At the Poem Society a black-haired man stands up to say
-You make me sick with all your talk about restraint and mature talent!
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