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Category: Poetry Crisis Line Illustrated

Allen Ginsberg calls the Poetry Crisis Line

Allen Ginsberg calls the Poetry Crisis Line

Read the original here, if you’ve got a couple of hours.

Posted on May 2, 2019Categories Allen Ginsberg, David Sklar, Poetry Crisis Line IllustratedLeave a comment on Allen Ginsberg calls the Poetry Crisis Line
Walt Whitman calls the Poetry Crisis Line

Walt Whitman calls the Poetry Crisis Line

Posted on April 25, 2019April 25, 2019Categories David Sklar, Poetry Crisis Line Illustrated, Walt WhitmanLeave a comment on Walt Whitman calls the Poetry Crisis Line

Mark Antony calls the Poetry Crisis Line (mark III)

Posted on April 18, 2019Categories Easter, Mark Antony, One-liners, Poetry Crisis Line Illustrated, ShakespeareLeave a comment on Mark Antony calls the Poetry Crisis Line (mark III)
Langston Hughes re-calls the Poetry Crisis Line

Langston Hughes re-calls the Poetry Crisis Line

(Actually, I suspect this may be an earlier call, based on his age in the picture.)

Read the poem “Harlem” by Langston Hughes.

And if you’re wondering what’s up with the stubbly teacups…

Posted on February 25, 2019Categories Langston Hughes, Méret Oppenheim, One-liners, Poetry Crisis Line IllustratedLeave a comment on Langston Hughes re-calls the Poetry Crisis Line

Wallace Stevens calls the Poetry Crisis Line

Read the rest of “The Snow Man” by Wallace Stevens here.

Posted on January 31, 2019January 31, 2019Categories Poetry Crisis Line Illustrated, Wallace StevensLeave a comment on Wallace Stevens calls the Poetry Crisis Line

Mary Oliver calls the Poetry Crisis Line (part 2 of 2)

Read part 1 here.

Based on “Wild Geese” by Mary Oliver.

Posted on January 28, 2019January 28, 2019Categories Mary Oliver, Poetry Crisis Line IllustratedLeave a comment on Mary Oliver calls the Poetry Crisis Line (part 2 of 2)

Mary Oliver calls the Poetry Crisis Line (part 1 of 2)

Based on “Wild Geese” by Mary Oliver.

Posted on January 24, 2019Categories Mary Oliver, Poetry Crisis Line IllustratedLeave a comment on Mary Oliver calls the Poetry Crisis Line (part 1 of 2)

MLK calls the PCL

Read the full speech here.

Posted on January 21, 2019January 22, 2019Categories David Sklar, Martin Luther King, Martin Luther King Day, Poetry Crisis Line IllustratedLeave a comment on MLK calls the PCL

Richard Brautigan calls the Poetry Crisis Line (illustrated)

From “Cannibal Carpenter” by Richard Brautigan

 

 

Posted on January 17, 2019January 17, 2019Categories David Sklar, Poetry Crisis Line Illustrated, Richard Brautigan1 Comment on Richard Brautigan calls the Poetry Crisis Line (illustrated)

Adrienne Rich calls the Poetry Crisis Line

from “The Trees” by Adrienne Rich

Posted on January 10, 2019January 10, 2019Categories Adrienne Rich, Christmas, David Sklar, New Year, Poetry Crisis Line Illustrated, SeasonalLeave a comment on Adrienne Rich calls the Poetry Crisis Line

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