http://lastbender.com/poetry/hayden-carruth-1921-2008/ The Website of Author Jon Frankel Thu, 17 May 2012 13:54:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://lastbender.com/poetry/hayden-carruth-1921-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-521 jonfrankel Mon, 15 Dec 2008 15:44:59 +0000 http://lastbender.com/?p=185#comment-521 give up poetry and grow turnips! but turnips are far too difficult to grow. i think i'll give up poetry and grow swiss chard. give up poetry and grow turnips! but turnips are far too difficult to grow. i think i’ll give up poetry and grow swiss chard.

]]> http://lastbender.com/poetry/hayden-carruth-1921-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-520 Bridget Mon, 15 Dec 2008 14:34:33 +0000 http://lastbender.com/?p=185#comment-520 Thank you, Jon, for this tribute. He was a wonderful crank and the greatest American poet of his time. Once I was afraid he would hit me with his axe, but I was wrong--he was in fact very tender. He told me to give up poetry and grow turnips. Thank you, Jon, for this tribute. He was a wonderful crank and the greatest American poet of his time. Once I was afraid he would hit me with his axe, but I was wrong–he was in fact very tender. He told me to give up poetry and grow turnips.

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