Teaching the Ape to Write Poems
by James Tate
They didn’t have much trouble
teaching the ape to write poems:
first they strapped him into the chair,
then tied the pencil around his hand
(the paper had already been nailed down).
Then Dr. Bluespire leaned over his shoulder
and whispered into his ear:
“You look like a god sitting there.
Why don’t you try [...]
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James Tate
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Frank Bidart
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Herbert White
“When I hit her on the head, it was good,
and then I did it to her a couple of times,-
but it was funny,-afterwards,
it was as if somebody else did it…
Everything flat, without sharpness, richness or line.
Still, I liked to drive past the woods where she lay,
tell the old lady and the kids I had [...]
