Donkey Gospel
Hoaglund, Tony45 USD
Date
1998
Category
Poetry
Description
In Donkey Gospel, his second collection of poems, Hoagland's generous effervescence and jujitsu wit confront truth and beauty. From the boy who speaks only in "Kung Fu" dialogue to the guy who visits a lesbian bar and sees his mother, this often funny and always thoughtful book of poems offers surprisingly frank meditations on the credentials for contemporary manhood. 1998.
Excerpt
And now the crickets plug in their appliances
in unison, and then the fireflies flash
dots and dashes in the grass, like punctuation
for the labyrinthine, untrue tales of sex
someone is telling in the dark, though
no one really hears. We gaze into the night
as if remembering the bright unbroken planet
we once came from,
to which we will never
be permitted to return.
We are amazed how hurt we are.
We would give anything for what we have.
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