The speaker of its first poem observes figures writhing "upon the page / in a veritable rage / of adversity" that "attained the title of / (*) "suffering humanity."
This collection contains a poem which qualifies its title declaration with statements like "if you don't mind a touch of hell" and "if you don't mind some people dying." It includes a poem about a "real live democratic" creature which "has a real tale to tellÂ… / and a real tail to tell it with." This collection contains the poem "Dog" and a poem that repeats the lines "The world is a beautiful place / to be born into." The speaker of its first poem observes figures writhing "upon the page / in a veritable rage / of adversity" that "attained the title of / (*) "suffering humanity." A poem in this collection begins with exhortations of "Let's go / Come on / Let's go" and contains repeated interjections of "Junk for sale!" For 10 points, name this collection which contains the poems "In Goya's Greatest Scenes We Seem to SeeÂ…" and "Junkman's Obbligato," written by Lawrence Ferlinghetti.
This collection contains a poem which qualifies its title declaration with statements like "if you don't mind a touch of hell" and "if you don't mind some people dying.
A Coney Island of the Mind