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A review by rj_readsbooks
Lunch Poems by Frank O'Hara
5.0
Lunch Poems was commissioned in 1959 by City Lights but was published in 1964 as number 19 in their Pocket Poets series, which was started off with Allen Ginsberg’s ‘Howl and Other Poems’.
As the name implies, this was a collection of poems that Frank O’Hara wrote on his lunch breaks walking around New York City. The book is about connection and intimacy in the city, all told through O’Hara’s conversational style.
I’ve been a fan of O’Hara’s poetry for a long time, having been introduced to him through this collection long before I owned a copy. Reading Lunch Poems you feel like you’re having an intimate chat with your best friend at a coffee shop before you both have to get back to work. I would definitely recommend it, especially right now.
As the name implies, this was a collection of poems that Frank O’Hara wrote on his lunch breaks walking around New York City. The book is about connection and intimacy in the city, all told through O’Hara’s conversational style.
I’ve been a fan of O’Hara’s poetry for a long time, having been introduced to him through this collection long before I owned a copy. Reading Lunch Poems you feel like you’re having an intimate chat with your best friend at a coffee shop before you both have to get back to work. I would definitely recommend it, especially right now.