The Face On The Barroom Floor Comments

I did this poem in 1969 as part of a drama class. Today at work I met a girl named Madeline and it brought back the memories of doing the poem I can still remember almost every word after all these years what a memory this is.

I always enjoyed this poem. As a boy I listened to a gentleman, Al Cole, reciting it at the Loyal Orange Hall concerts.

I love this poem My was alcoholic he memorized it in its entirety..

This is one of Dad's favorite poems. He didn't speak it from memory but he did reference it often. I have been to the Teller House Bar in Central City, Colo twice and saw the painting of the " Face" both times. It is a site to see and recommend seeing it to anyone who is traveling anywhere near Denver.

My dad, a retired US Marine who died in 2005 at age 86, could recite this poem. One time he recited it at a party at our home. He was standing behind his bar(appropriate) and at the end he reached down and pulled a poster board with a sketch of a woman’s face and tossed on the floor....I’ll never forget it.

My uncle Clarence a tall handsome African American man if living would be 85. Today is his birthday and for as long as I could remember he would recite this ballad every year on his day why? I never knew but when he did he mesmerized you and u listened as if u heard it for the first time. My uncle lived reciting poetry from memory and u could hear a pin drop when he did. So here is to you. I read it every year on your day miss u so

I have Mr. D'Arcy's book with this poem. At one time he was a neighbor of my mother when she was small and he signed a copy addressed to her. Would this be valuable?

My Mom used to read us poems on Sunday evenings and The Face on the Barroom Floor was one of them. Loved it then, love it now.

Memorized it from a MAD COMIC BOOK because I heard a friend of my dads reciting it. I was a young