http://pith.net/pith/writing/prose-poetry/the-man-rock-russell-edson essence. core. substance. vigor. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:18:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 http://pith.net/pith/writing/prose-poetry/the-man-rock-russell-edson#comment-11 Scott Zieher Wed, 12 Mar 2008 21:20:55 +0000 http://pith.net/pith/prose-poetry/the-man-rock-russell-edson#comment-11 You know, in New York City we have subway poems, shitty little snippets and stupid little smears from local children to established masters and this thing makes me feel like I'm sitting there now, but I'm wishing I was reading this poem and not little Jessica's dream of the Fragile Icicle Squid, lost in a mis-formed shrimp box. Or maybe I keep my library in shrimp boxes. I can't remember. I was a rock in a garden when I used the subway. I try not to anymore. You know, in New York City we have subway poems, shitty little snippets and stupid little smears from local children to established masters and this thing makes me feel like I’m sitting there now, but I’m wishing I was reading this poem and not little Jessica’s dream of the Fragile Icicle Squid, lost in a mis-formed shrimp box. Or maybe I keep my library in shrimp boxes. I can’t remember. I was a rock in a garden when I used the subway. I try not to anymore.

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