John Ashbery is the author of over twenty books of poetry. He has received the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, the National Book Critics Circle Award, and the National Book Award.
Poetry
Summer 2000
Befuddled
Ah, the fartswe used to let back then.Flatulence was a kind of wayof life, I guess. Sitting around doing nothingwas another one.It’s a burden, all right,in an elegant apartmentoverlooking the […]
Poetry
Summer 2000
Variations on ‘La Folia’
Now another one who said it is gone, killing all the wonderful suspense, desired or not. Shut the window. It’s chilly in here. Yes, I know it’s only open a […]
Poetry
Spring 1956
A Long Novel
What will his crimes become, now that her hands Have gone to sleep? He gathers deeds In the pure air, the agent Of their factual excesses. He laughs as she […]
Poetry
Spring 1956
Two Scenes
We see us as we truly behave: From every corner comes a distinctive offering. The train comes bearing joy; The sparks it strikes illuminate the table. Destiny guides the water-pilot, […]