Not a poem, but Harvey Swados' "Nights in the Gardens of Brooklyn" fits
the other parameters.
Stephen Vincent wrote:
> A request!
> I am leading a "Walking & Writing" Class on the University of San Francisco Campus. We have upcoming 'writing' visits in the Library's Rare Book room and a Sculpture workshop. Does one have any 'favorite' work which sites itself in a Library or in an Art Workshop?? (This one is actually for 'sculpture' students).
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> Some eons ago, frequently lit mags would have a poem (or story) that would take place in a bookshop. (I think those situations between the speaker and the romantic 'sought' among the stacks have been replaced by eHarmony or comparable date making sites! Or maybe the NYRB). Not to rule out the romantic in any of these situations, but I welcome any kind of poem with this kind of specific location. (I often suffer from 'aphasia' when it comes to remembering specific poems)
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> (I have not read Larkin in a long time, but he must have something of the Library, yes?)
> Your suggestions much appreciated.
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> Stephen V
> http://stephenvincent.net/blog/
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The better you are, the pay is worse.
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