A little poetry for you establishment-loathing lovelies
Today I made a most excellent discovery in a tiny, cavernous Antiquarian book shop in Oakland. I found a $6 copy of The Nixon Poems. Written during the treacherous reign of Tricky Dick by poet and banned author (The Inner City Mother Goose) Eve Merriam, it is full of Python-esque collages and poems inspired by TD himself. Here's the poem that made apparent the need to purchase this book immediately:
"Found in an establishment fortune cookie"
If you
puke upon me
I shall
cover
it
with velvet and sequins
and sell
it
back
to you.
1 comment:
I love it! Excellent find Amity.
The 'used book gods'(Hermes Bibliotecha) must have been smiling on us this weekend... I found a used copy of Allen Ginsberg's Howl to add to my library. Doesn't hold a candle to your great discovery but it more than made my Sunday.
Very cool.
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