Meltzer, David 2009
Thursday, November 19, 2009
In the hole he counted heartbeats
but got scared they’d stop
listened to broken pipes
under the shit-hole in the floor
finally read the Bible they give you
but his religion wasn’t in a book
– David Meltzer, “The Art/The Veil”
Read an interview with David Meltzer:
Interview with poet David Meltzer
Interview with poet David Meltzer The poem as artifact and child of his own fertile imagination matters more than ever before to David Meltzer, 78. “I was hoping the book would be out in time for April’s Fool’s Day,” Meltzer explained from his home in Oakland. […]
Watch David Meltzer read some of his work here:
When I Was A Poet by David Meltzer
Poet David Meltzer reads his poem “When I Was A Poet” at Marina Lazzara and J Lee’s Equinox party- 9/17/16
