Poem: The Bar
Feb. 22nd, 2014 02:47 pmPoetry, because my brain is itching to do something besides panic. I'm driving down to Norfolk on Monday. The essay/short answer portion of test is on Tuesday, and multiple Choice sections on Wednesday. I'll return home on Thursday.
Over at![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
poetree there has been some fabulous posts this week on exploring politics through poetry, including ![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
raze's wonderful exploration of jazz poetry and Langston Hughes. You might say that this poem was inspired by that post and jazz poetry.
This is a little rough in spots, and I'm not sure about the fourth and fifth stanzas.( Poem below the cut. )
Over at
poetree there has been some fabulous posts this week on exploring politics through poetry, including raze's wonderful exploration of jazz poetry and Langston Hughes. You might say that this poem was inspired by that post and jazz poetry.This is a little rough in spots, and I'm not sure about the fourth and fifth stanzas.( Poem below the cut. )
