I hate Vachel Lindsay, always have; I don’t even like rhythm, assonance, all that stuff. You just go on your nerve. If someone’s chasing you down the street with a knife you just run, you don’t turn around and shout, "Give it up! I was a track star for Mineola Prep."
—Frank O'Hara, "Personism"
just run
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assonance,
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Frank O'Hara,
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poetics essays,
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Vachel Lindsay
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