Thursday, December 2, 2021

Alice Notley

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Poem 1

St. Mark's Place caught at night in hot summer, 
Lonely from the beginning of time until now. 
Tompkins Square Park would be midnight green but only hot. 
I look through the screens from my 3rd floor apartment 
As if I could see something. 
Or as if the bricks and concrete were enough themselves 
To be seen and found beautiful. 
And who will know the desolation of St. Mark's Place 
With Alice Notley's name forgotten and 
This night never having been? 

Alice Notley 


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