Sunday, February 25, 2018

At the poetry tournament

Indeed, it was a tournament, not a slam. The contestants were seated at tables. Someone was interviewing Martha Raye. Frank O’Hara walked around taking photographs. “It’s America,” he said. “There are prizes.”

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[A source, as Elaine figured out: an episode of Father Knows Best in which Kathy enters an essay contest and gets to meet Greer Garson. Another: a reference to Frank O’Hara in an article about Greta Gerwig’s Lady Bird.]

comments: 4

Geo-B said...

I agree, Greta is Great.

Michael Leddy said...

Dang, and thanks — typo now corrected, though I do think Gerwig was great in Frances Ha and 20th Century Women.

Fixing the typo helped me see Greer Garson, Greta Gerwig. Now my dream has even deeper meaning. :)

Frex said...

LOL. I wonder what the prizes were...

Michael Leddy said...

Dinner with Martha Raye?