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Vertigo: The Living Dead Man Poems | Marvin Bell
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Marvin Bell writes his "Dead Man" poems with the Zen admonition in mind: "Live as if you were already dead."
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TheSpineView ❤️❤️❤️ 2mo
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TheSpineView Love this one! ❤️ 2y
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Mehso-so

Bell creates his Everyman, the "Dead Man," who exists in every poem in this collection. It was too self consciously attempting to mimic Whitman, but I found some resonant thoughts about borders and wars.