Critic Gary Smith has suggested that the final six words of this poem refer to a rape and to an Elizabethan euphemism for sex. This poem first appeared in a collection whose title poem refers to an "o
Critic Gary Smith has suggested that the final six words of this poem refer to a rape and to an Elizabethan euphemism for sex. This poem first appeared in a collection whose title poem refers to an "old yellow pair" who use "tin flatware," The Bean Eaters. Its author said that it was inspired by people she saw one day who seemed to be saying "Kilroy is here" and that, when reading it aloud, the first word of every sentence is to be spoken in a soft voice. It takes place at the Golden Shovel, a pool hall, where the speakers "lurk late" and "sing sin." For 10 points, "we Jazz June," "we left school," and "we die soon" in what poem by Gwendolyn Brooks?
Critic Gary Smith has suggested that the final six words of this poem refer to a rape and to an Elizabethan euphemism for sex.
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