[New-Poetry] speaking of no ears

[Anny Ballardini]

Excellent poem and association,

From: "Rachel Loden" <r_loden at sbcglobal.net>
Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2006 2:37 AM


>I lost this poem for decades, recently found it again (by searching for the
> first line and the last):
>
>
> Orpheus in Greenwich Village
>
> What if Orpheus,
> confident in the hard-
> found mastery,
> should go down into Hell?
> Out of the clean light down?
> And then, surrounded
> by the closing beasts
> and readying his lyre,
> should notice, suddenly,
> they had no ears?
>
>
> --Jack Gilbert
>
> [mailto:new-poetry-bounces at wiz.cath.vt.edu] On Behalf Of Anny Ballardini
> To: NewPoetry: Contemporary Poetry News &amp;Views
>
>
> I loved the idea of you saying into no ears at all,
> and thank you for the extremely excepted for me,
> I am privileged in this most beautiful day of July, finally and 
> momentarily
> off _but off, thus not sick but in full health
>
> happiest holiday
> Anny
>