Lunch Poems | Litsy

I've been doing a low-key version of The Sealey Challenge this month. Instead of reading a collection of poetry a day in August, I'm trying to read a few collections before month's end. This is #6. And what a fun, razzle-dazzle, gee whiz, vibrant bunch of poems, and a real change from the poetry I normally gravitate to.
This was my #jolabokaflod gift from a few years back. Finally getting around to reading it! 🤓

vivastory Lana Turner has collapsed! 2y

merelybookish @vivastory Apparently he whipped that one off while on the ferry. #genius 2y

vivastory Absolutely a genius. His spontaneity didn't always land for me, but when it did it really floored me!! 2y

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vivastory

Lunch Poems | Frank O'Hara

#NationalPoetryMonth Day 5: This poem has all of the elements that I love about Frank O'Hara's poetry: an informal chatty tone, the discursive lines, the pop culture references, the humor that also hints at more serious layers.

Leftcoastzen 💗💗💗 2y

Leftcoastzen I suddenly remembered that Lunch Poems was published by City Lights in the pocket poets series! 2y

vivastory @Leftcoastzen It was! One of my favorite volumes 2y

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rakeshpm

Lunch Poems | Frank O'Hara

pick

O hara was clearly a master. Sublime poetry .

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rakeshpm

Lunch Poems | Frank O'Hara

Reading now

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keithmalek

Lunch Poems | Frank O'Hara

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Carissa-Green-Reads

Lunch Poems | Frank O'Hara

sprainedbrain How cool is that! 4y

Carissa-Green-Reads Makes me feel affirmed as a reader 💕 4y

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mspixieears

Lunch Poems | Frank O'Hara

you are of me, that‘s what
and that‘s the meaning of fertility
hard and moist and moaning

from ‘Cornkind‘

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merelybookish

Lunch Poems | Frank O'Hara

Late posting my #jolabokaflodswap gift!
Thank you so much Jessie! @jmofo It's perfect! I'm so excited to delve into O'Hara's poetry and the edition you sent is so cool! And yum yum yum sea salt caramel chocolate! 😋
Thank you @MaleficentBookDragon for coordinating this fun, easy swap!
All the joy of the season to Littens everywhere!

Tanisha_A Lunch poems, the title is so cool. Think I am buying that. 5y

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jmofo

Lunch Poems | Frank O'Hara

Lunch Poems on break while at work. I did not see this coming...

DivaDiane Whoa. What was that? 6y

Trashcanman 👁️👁️🤗👊🏼👋🏼🤗🤔🤯🍻💛 6y

jmofo @DivaDiane & @Trashcanman I couldn‘t‘ve said it better! I read it and reread it and read it again. I went on and read the next one and it was like the first couple and it felt like the coziest overstuffed chair I wish I had after this‘n. I thought mebbe Richard Brautigan and Jack Kerouac snuck this one in. Fun surprise. 6y

jmofo Although, I think “Thundering windows of hell” might be my new favorite thing to mutter under my breath at work. 🤓 6y

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