Autopsy in the Form of an Elegy

Stone, John

Primary Category: Literature / Poetry

Genre: Poem

Annotated by:
Nixon, Lois LaCivita
  • Date of entry: Jun-25-2004

Summary

Stone's 12 line elegy leaves the reader breathless as style and content merge to create the surprise of unexpected death. During autopsy a clot is discovered in an otherwise "nearly perfect" being.

Primary Source

The Smell of Matches

Publisher

Louisiana State Univ. Press

Place Published

Baton Rouge, La.

Edition

1972