Harold Pinter

EPIC! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

All in all, Pinter isn't one of my favorite poets, but I really like this poem. Yes, its profane, but it works, ironically, at a higher level that most of Pinter's poetry.... Profanity has evocative power in itself, so it can sometimes be a cheap trick in poetry, either offending or delighting the reader, but obviously Pinter was no hack, and this poem, while profane, is cuttingly precise and effective.

Aside from the first three, an last lines, this is nothing more than a profane uninspired peice or trash. I assume the use of profanity is intended to shock and make the reader take note - if so Harold needs to read more Phillip Larkin (this be thy verse is a good example of using profanity to good effect.) The 'imagery' is something I would expect from an over excited 12 year old - not an 'artist'. In short - pathetic.

wow- what a poem- unlike anything ive read in awhile and real