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It's lovely to see my dear mentor & friend here. Philip Levine wrote in the collection One-Man Boat that George's poems ranked among the best of his generation. As years go by, that feels truer and truer.

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From the first time I read him I've admired Hitchcock. I remember those days when I was living in New York, and I would find myself in Gotham, looking for copies of Kayak.

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Nov 15Liked by Poetic Outlaws

Perfect choice for this Full Super Moon morning. Thank you.

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Nov 15Liked by Poetic Outlaws

George Hitchcock published writers under the "Kayak" imprint including

the first two books by Charles Simic / Kayak was a one-man operation

from 1964 to 1984 / beautifully designed chapbooks.

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Nov 15Liked by Poetic Outlaws

Thank you for sharing this beautiful poem! I love the line,"Necklace of boxcars"...

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The beetle still stares from the riding moon

Something like ETA Hoffman

The Tale of Zinnobar

And Little Sachs

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thanks, George, for buy me a coffee. davpi3.14

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thanks., George for your astute comments on the human condition. davpi3.14

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Wonderful! Just wonderful!

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Translation does not allow me to fully appreciate this poem.

It happens sometimes.

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He's American. It's not a translation.

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Thank you for this information, I have to translate into French, it did not allow me to understand it, it could also be that I have trouble with this one, not being a poet or very educated in poetry.

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Perhaps Wendela isn’t.

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