When I was a young boy,
my mama told me, “Son,
stick with the modern poets,
don’t bother reading Donne,”
but I read the Holy Sonnets
just to watch Death die,
and when I saw Emily Dickin-
son, I rolled on by.
Category: Johnny Cash
Poetry Crisis Outtakes: Johnny Cash
You can listen to the rest of Folsom Prison Blues here. Or find our earlier take on the song here.
If you’re not familiar with Zeno and his Paradoxes of Motion, this should catch you up.
Johnny Cash calls the Country Music Crisis Line
Today is the 52nd anniversary of Johnny Cash’s concert in Folsom Prison.