Ode to Joy & To Hell With It, Frank O’Hara

A post by Sarsfield.

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My darling poet Frank O’Hara is, and has been since I encountered him, my favourite poet. His voice rings of subversion, New York intelligence and sophisticated compassion. His poetic style has had the biggest influence on me –  he seems to play with words like one would play with color. Here is one of my favourite recordings, one of the only that I have.

Ode to Joy, To Hell With It – Frank O’Hara

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