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I wanted to be sure to reach you
though my ship was on the way it got caught
in some moorings. I am always tying up
and then deciding to depart. In storms and
at sunset, with the metallic coils of the tide
around my fathomless arms, I am unabl...more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 1997 Tue Jun 19 18:23:07 -0700 2007 Tue Jun 19 18:26:54 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 1 false false Mon Aug 06 06:46:55 -0700 2007 Mon Aug 06 06:50:41 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Apr 20 23:56:16 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 21 00:24:48 -0700 2008
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Frank O'Hara died on Fire Island after getting run over by a beach buggy.

Before that, O'Hara entered the art world, writing essays and reviews and working at MoMA's front desk. He was trying to do with words what his pals -- folks ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Mar 18 16:42:09 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 18 16:48:00 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Oct 02 08:15:02 -0700 2008 Thu Oct 09 08:55:03 -0700 2008
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