NONFICTION NOVELS



NONFICTION NOVELS


The Clutter murders took place—

When I was in the 9th grade
The novels I’d read were
The usual banned ones

Especially “Fanny Hill” and—
“Lady Chatterley’s Lover” kept
Discretely in Mommy Dearest’s
Living room locked escritoire

I’d read William Golding’s—
Rather gay “Lord of the Flies”
And Harper Lee’s “To Kill A
Mockingbird” in 1960

NONFICTION LIFE IN KANSAS


Back then it was all—

Dove-tailing together for me
The novel, the movies, and
The Viet Nam War nightmare

Death in Dallas loomed—
Death in Holcomb Kansas
Death in Viet Nam and
Possible death for me

It was like Truman Capote—
Had put his finger on something
That was changing very fast
And getting closer and closer


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