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The Selected Poems of Frank O'Hara | Frank O'Hara

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3.5 Stars • Frank O'Hara's "Selected Poems" is all about capturing life's moments as they happen, especially in New York City. His poems are like personal chats or diary entries, mixing everyday life with art and culture. He writes about things like having lunch or hearing about Billie Holiday's death, making everyday stuff seem poetic. ⬇️

suvata His style is very relaxed; he doesn't stick to old poetry rules but instead writes how he feels, often jumping from one thought to another. His work shows love for his friends, art, and the city he lived in, influencing a lot of poets who came after him by showing that poetry can be about the little, everyday things too. 2w

kspenmoll Wonderful review!!!! 2w

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Also a Poet: Frank O'Hara, My Father, and Me | Ada Calhoun

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When Ada finds interviews on tape her art critic father recorded of friends discussing poet Frank O‘Hara, she feels she might be able to finish a biography that her dad didn‘t complete. She thought she could convince the executor of the estate to give permissions her father failed to secure. Nope . This book evolves into a memoir,a love letter to NYC, & the creative life.Despite differences w/ her father is grateful she grew up in St.Marks place !

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Also a Poet: Frank O'Hara, My Father, and Me | Ada Calhoun

Not even done with this yet ! Very good !
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psalva I love this hashtag idea! 2y

Leftcoastzen @psalva I think we should keep it going , we have all done it , a sequel , a footnote sends us to find out more . 2y

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Also a Poet: Frank O'Hara, My Father, and Me | Ada Calhoun

I don‘t need more books but I bought more books !
Littens understand.

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Nonbinary: A Memoir

AmyG You can never have enough books! 2y

Leftcoastzen @AmyG I knew I was posting to the right place !📚📚📚📚📚 2y

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JamieArc The words “don‘t need books” do not exist together in this space! 😂😂 2y

Hooked_on_books Wait, you don‘t need more books? I don‘t understand. What does that mean? 🤔 2y

Tamra I was most talking to my husband today about book FOMO and it‘s such a real thing. I can‘t bear the thought of not being able to read all the great books! Hence I get the books, stack the books, shop the books…..😜 (edited) 2y

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Fire Island: A Century in the Life of an American Paradise | Jack Parlett

Vacation memories are often evanescent and sepia-toned, and Fire Island‘s archive can feel similarly fragile, a record of a seasonal community historically designed to evade detection. Its stories vanished, perhaps, in the moment of their utterance, consigned to the ocean breeze or the grave, along with the raconteurs, flamboyant and well-connected, who first told them.
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Meditations in an Emergency | Frank O'Hara

#poetry #poems #poem #FrankOhara #leaf

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