In preparation for class on Wed. I suggest the following order of reading:
1. Read about Frank O'Hara here: http://www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/frank-ohara (make sure to read down to the discussion on Second Avenue and etc)
also, I've posted O'Hara's "Personism" on EMU Online which helps to contextualize his poetics and character, and may make reading Second Avenue a bit more accessible (you have to find the humor and conversational tone in the piece(s)) and then ...
2. read DuPlessis's short essay on O'Hara's Second Avenue: https://jacket2.org/article/frank-ohara-second-avenue
(this is also listed on the syllabus)
3. Finally, read or read again O'hara's Second Avenue
posted under Doc Sharing (EMU Online). This is a long poem, and dense. Focus on a
few passages that seem interesting, relevant, or that you can say
something about. Bring your ideas and examples to class.
4. I will post the short piece [Notes to Second Avenue] later today, which gives a little more context too.
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