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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A PROPHECY, by ALLEN GINSBERG Recitation Poem Explanation Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: O future bards / chant from skull to heart to ass Last Line: To take me home Subject(s): United States; America | |||
O future bards chant from skull to heart to ass as long as language lasts Vocalize all chords zap all consciousness I sing out of mind jail in New York State without electricity rain on the mountain thought fills cities I'll leave my body in a thin motel my self escapes through unborn ears Not my language but a voice chanting in patterns survives on earth not history's bones but vocal tones Dear breaths and eyes shine in the skies where rockets rise to take me home | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...JULY FOURTH BY THE OCEAN by ROBINSON JEFFERS SHINE, PERISHING REPUBLIC by ROBINSON JEFFERS SHINE, PERISHING REPUBLIC by ROBINSON JEFFERS WATCH THE LIGHTS FADE by ROBINSON JEFFERS AFTER TENNYSON by AMBROSE BIERCE MEETING YOU AT THE PIERS by KENNETH KOCH INVOCATION TO THE SOCIAL MUSE by ARCHIBALD MACLEISH |
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