The Unsubscriber: Poems by Bill KnottSome favorite lines
Poem-Suite (for Hoko)
"A poem is a room that contains
the house it's in, the way you
accommodate me when I lie
beside you..."
Poem As Usual
"Immediately I'm dead
Body laid out straight
Please don't hesitate
Just cut off my head
Lift it and lay it a foot
Or so below my feet
shift it till I look like
an exclamation mark"
Poem a lesson from the orphanage
"If you beat up someone smaller than you
they won't (and histories prove this) tell..."
True story
" We stole the rich couple's baby
and left our own infant with
a note demanding they raise our
child as if it were theirs and we
would do the same. Signed,
A Poor Couple. Decades later
our son racks summa cum laude
while theirs drapes our igloo
with beer cans."
Wrong
"I wish to be misunderstood;
that is,
to be understood from your perspective."
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3 comments:
thanks for mentioning my poetry ...
i'm grateful, but hey, can i ask that you please spell my name right?
it's "Knott" with two T's——
incidentally, all of my poems are posted online in PDF files
which can be downloaded for free——
google "Bill Knott storefront at Lulu.com"
I am so sorry. I am not much of a proofreader. I am also sorry I didn't see your comment sooner,
thanks!
this is the direct link to the page
where all my books of poetry can be
downloaded free:
http://stores.lulu.com/store.php?fAcctID=2254674
...
all these other poets make you pay cash to read their books,
but i give mine away!
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