Another Poem of the Day
A second offering from Kenneth Patchen
This one is a fragment of a much longer block of information, almost like an incantatory text. A certain portion of Patchen’s work could be described as downright apocalyptic, including this excerpt:
Not If He Has Any Sense, He Won’t Be Back
Kenneth Patchen
O my poor lost brothers if any of you has poems to write write them now
O if any of has anything to add to the long tall dignity of human creation please add it now
O if any of you has a pure heart let that heart beat in praise of God for
O my brothers the world is dying and we will not let it die
About dmac
James D. McCallister is a South Carolina author of novels, short stories, journalism, creative nonfiction and poetry. His neo-Southern Gothic novel series DIXIANA was released in 2019.