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Annotated by:
- Aull, Felice
- Date of entry: May-17-2006
- Last revised: Jun-15-2006
Summary
The narrator is both sympathetic observer and harsh judge, evoking the conflicting emotions, and human and ethical considerations surrounding the abortion of a fetus. The choice and juxtaposition of words is powerful and shocking: "more monster than murdered . . . autumn in our terrible breath."
Miscellaneous
First published: 1952
Primary Source
The Collected Poems of Frank O'Hara
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Place Published
New York
Edition
1971
Editor
Donald Allen