Comments on: taxidermy fiesta of revolutionary aquatic holidays lost http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/2009/08/taxidermy-fiesta-of-revolutionary-aquatic-holidays-lost/ Thu, 12 Jan 2012 08:40:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: John Oliver Simon http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/2009/08/taxidermy-fiesta-of-revolutionary-aquatic-holidays-lost/#comment-23686 John Oliver Simon Mon, 24 Aug 2009 17:58:29 +0000 http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/?p=4720#comment-23686 Bob Kaufman, also the quintessential San Francisco poet. He took a vow of silence when JFK was killed and kept it for nearly twelve years, till the end of the Vietnam War. Something many of us here could learn from. By the way, I like this poem of Gary's quite a lot. John Bob Kaufman, also the quintessential San Francisco poet. He took a vow of silence when JFK was killed and kept it for nearly twelve years, till the end of the Vietnam War. Something many of us here could learn from.

By the way, I like this poem of Gary’s quite a lot.

John
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]]> By: Eileen Myles http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/2009/08/taxidermy-fiesta-of-revolutionary-aquatic-holidays-lost/#comment-23684 Eileen Myles Mon, 24 Aug 2009 17:47:09 +0000 http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/?p=4720#comment-23684 Hi Joel, great post. There should be an opera about Bob Kaufman. Hi Joel,

great post. There should be an opera about Bob Kaufman.
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]]> By: Gary B. Fitzgerald http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/2009/08/taxidermy-fiesta-of-revolutionary-aquatic-holidays-lost/#comment-22968 Gary B. Fitzgerald Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:48:18 +0000 http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/?p=4720#comment-22968 . Almost one year ago Hurricane Ike devastated Galveston, Texas. Hundreds of homes were destroyed, the Strand (the historical district…although that pretty much describes the entire island) was completely inundated, the only hospital closed and the famous Balinese Room was swept away. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balinese_Room I had to have my roof replaced and went without power for days. Houston, the country’s fourth largest city, was out of commission for weeks. Ike (Galveston, 2008) The ire of Huracan, god of the wind, screaming through the night, a Kamikaze tantrum of retribution, I, cowering in the dark, have heard. The devastation after, debris and loss in the flooded street, fractured trees and plans, splinters and slivers and shards, wandering with wide eyes I’ve seen. A destruction cruel, complete. More than rows of broken homes, but the shatter and scatter of weal and lives and dreams by inhuman rage incurred. Gentle breeze this morning, after. Soft light. I saw a hummingbird. . Copyright 2009 – Ponds and Lawns, Gary B. Fitzgerald .
Almost one year ago Hurricane Ike devastated Galveston, Texas. Hundreds of homes were destroyed, the Strand (the historical district…although that pretty much describes the entire island) was completely inundated, the only hospital closed and the famous Balinese Room was swept away. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balinese_Room

I had to have my roof replaced and went without power for days. Houston, the country’s fourth largest city, was out of commission for weeks.

Ike
(Galveston, 2008)

The ire of Huracan,
god of the wind, screaming through the night,
a Kamikaze tantrum of retribution, I,
cowering in the dark, have heard.

The devastation after,
debris and loss in the flooded street,
fractured trees and plans, splinters and slivers and shards,
wandering with wide eyes I’ve seen.

A destruction cruel,
complete. More than rows of broken homes,
but the shatter and scatter of weal and lives and dreams
by inhuman rage incurred.

Gentle breeze this morning, after.
Soft light.
I saw a hummingbird.

.
Copyright 2009 – Ponds and Lawns, Gary B. Fitzgerald
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]]> By: Barbara Jane Reyes http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/2009/08/taxidermy-fiesta-of-revolutionary-aquatic-holidays-lost/#comment-22897 Barbara Jane Reyes Tue, 18 Aug 2009 16:57:27 +0000 http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/?p=4720#comment-22897 HI Joel, thanks for including a Bob Kaufman poem here. Mad, beautiful, and doomed indeed. This poem is sharp. HI Joel, thanks for including a Bob Kaufman poem here. Mad, beautiful, and doomed indeed. This poem is sharp.
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]]> By: Don Share http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/2009/08/taxidermy-fiesta-of-revolutionary-aquatic-holidays-lost/#comment-22892 Don Share Tue, 18 Aug 2009 16:39:37 +0000 http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/?p=4720#comment-22892 Wow, I remember Camille, having grown up down South. Here's a Hurricane C. poem: http://www.poetryfoundation.org/archive/poem.html?id=29793 "I lost a lot in Hurricane Camille And even now can’t hear the end of it." Wow, I remember Camille, having grown up down South. Here’s a Hurricane C. poem:

http://www.poetryfoundation.org/archive/poem.html?id=29793

“I lost a lot in Hurricane Camille
And even now can’t hear the end of it.”
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