"Emptying The World So We Can Be Alone:" Connection and Isolation in the Poetry of Frank O'Hara

Thumbnail
Name:
0408_Michael_Schmitt.pdf
Size:
429.7Kb
Format:
PDF
Download
Cast your vote
 
Your vote was cast
Thank you for your feedback
Author
Schmitt, Michael H.
Keyword
First Reader Lisa Keller
Senior Project
Semester Fall 2020
Readers/Advisors
Keller, Lisa
Term and Year
Fall 2020
Date Published
2020

Metadata
Show full item record
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12648/11172
Abstract
Through a careful analysis of O'Hara's life, both in the years leading up to his move to New York City in 1951, and in the 15 years in which he lived in the city, this paper seeks to explore how O'Hara's life influenced his poetry. From the myriad of artists that he befriended during his years in NYC to his position as a curator at MOMA, O'Hara's abundant 15 years were reflected in the wide range of poems that he wrote. By looking at a few of those poems, one can begin to understand how O'Hara viewed poetry's relation to the world. O'Hara's poetry was, and still is, two-sided in how it interacts with a reader, for O'Hara balances a fine line between a serious intimacy and a casual aloofness.
Collections