POET
Frank O'Hara (1926 - 1966)
BIOGRAPHY
Frank O'Hara (1926-1966) brought a refreshing new casualness and spontaneity to poetry, making deliriously funny and surprisingly moving verse out of everyday activities recounted in conversational tones. (What he called his “I do this I do that” poems often featured glimpses of his adored New York City or anecdotes about friends—most of whom were themselves poets or painters.) His brilliant career as a writer and art curator was cut tragically short by a freak dune buggy accident on Fire Island in New York.
POEMS
= First appeared in Poetry magazine.
A True Account of Talking to the Sun at Fire Island
Poem [“At night Chinamen jump”]
AUDIO
Avant-Garde All the Time
What did Patti Smith, Frank O'Hara, and Meredith Monk Have in Common?
The John Giorno Poetry Systems
Poetry Lectures
Marjorie Perloff: American Perspectives
Marjorie Perloff discusses the poetry of Frank O'Hara.
