Poetry Explorer

Classic and Contemporary Poetry

NIGHT FREIGHT, MICHIGAN by JOHN CIARDI

Poem Explanation Poet Analysis

First Line: PUNCTUAL TO THE MIDNIGHT - LURCH, RUCK AND CHIME
Last Line: FROM KALAMAZOO TO THE JUNCTION
Subject(s): MICHIGAN; RAILROADS; RAILWAYS; TRAINS;
Full Poem Text Available at
https://www.google.com/books/edition/Collected_Poems_of_John_Ciardi_p/qkcmAjKXJn0C?q=PUNCTUAL+TO+THE&gbpv=1&bsq=night%20freight#f=false


Home: PoetryExplorer.net