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Siberia, and: The Hate Poem, and: If Any Man Have an Ear, Let Him Listen, and: Senior Coffee

Siberia, and: The Hate Poem, and: If Any Man Have an Ear, Let Him Listen, and: Senior Coffee David Kirby poetr y "Some months after finishing the poems that became Talking About Movies with Jesus, I began to miss Jesus. Really, I began to miss all my pals from `the other side,' so I decided to get in contact again. In rapid succession, I wrote about an encounter with the Devil in the Atlanta airport, a trip to hell with Jesus and his dog and a talk on a beach in Hawai'i with the Antichrist. As is always the case, I never know what I'm going to say when I begin a poem. Then again, do you know what you're going to say when you start any conversation? If you did, I can't imagine you conversing very long. Or very happily, either. "There are two Antichrists, one who looks just like Jesus and the other who has all the heads and crowns, and this second one was the obvious choice for me. Now, make no mistake: Kirby is a man of peace and wishes no harm to any creature great or small. But after a vigorous chat with the Antichrist, I kind of admired him. That is, I admired his voice. I wanted to sound like http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The Missouri Review University of Missouri

Siberia, and: The Hate Poem, and: If Any Man Have an Ear, Let Him Listen, and: Senior Coffee

The Missouri Review , Volume 35 (1) – May 3, 2012

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David Kirby poetr y "Some months after finishing the poems that became Talking About Movies with Jesus, I began to miss Jesus. Really, I began to miss all my pals from `the other side,' so I decided to get in contact again. In rapid succession, I wrote about an encounter with the Devil in the Atlanta airport, a trip to hell with Jesus and his dog and a talk on a beach in Hawai'i with the Antichrist. As is always the case, I never know what I'm going to say when I begin a poem. Then again, do you know what you're going to say when you start any conversation? If you did, I can't imagine you conversing very long. Or very happily, either. "There are two Antichrists, one who looks just like Jesus and the other who has all the heads and crowns, and this second one was the obvious choice for me. Now, make no mistake: Kirby is a man of peace and wishes no harm to any creature great or small. But after a vigorous chat with the Antichrist, I kind of admired him. That is, I admired his voice. I wanted to sound like

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The Missouri ReviewUniversity of Missouri

Published: May 3, 2012

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