Meditations In An Emergency by Frank O' Hara

What should we do in a time of crisis? Become stoic? Take stock? Flounder in existentialism? In the case of Frank O' Hara, why not all three?In Meditations In An Emergency, the speaker finds themselves in a spiral of self-doubt and melancholy self loathing. All this happening in the wake of a separation from their love.Frank O' Hara creates a stream of consciousness to document the highs and lows of such a moment. It swings from tragic to hilarious in the space of jus a few short syllables and all with his incredible talent for imagery and free association. Its no wonder it became one of the New York poet's greatest works.Show notes: https://wordsthatburn.substack.com/p/meditations-in-an-emergency-by-frankTwitter: https://twitter.com/wordsthatburn?t=p7rGkfElfHZ_8ua0mvsB9A&s=09Website: https://wordsthatburnpodcast.com/workInstagram: https://instagram.com/wordsthatburnpodcast?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=Scott Buckley:https://www.scottbuckley.com.au/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.