Lunch Poems

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Lunch Poems is a celebrated 1964 poetry collection by Frank O’Hara, known for its witty, conversational style and vivid depictions of mid-20th-century New York City life.

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instanceOf book
poetry collection
associatedWith Beat-era small press publishing
City Lights Pocket Poets Series NERFINISHED
author Frank O’Hara NERFINISHED
containsPoem A Step Away from Them NERFINISHED
Ave Maria NERFINISHED
Personal Poem
Poem (Lana Turner has collapsed!) NERFINISHED
The Day Lady Died NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
firstPublisherLocation San Francisco NERFINISHED
form free verse
genre poetry
hasAudience readers of modern poetry
hasFormat paperback edition
hasReputation classic of 20th-century American poetry
landmark work of the New York School of poetry
hasTheme ephemerality of everyday moments
influenced contemporary American poets
urban lyric poetry
language English
literaryMovement New York School NERFINISHED
notableFor influence on later American poetry
use of everyday urban experience as poetic material
vivid depictions of mid-20th-century New York City life
notableWork Lunch Poems NERFINISHED
originalMedium print
periodOfWriting 1950s
early 1960s
publicationYear 1964
publisher City Lights Books NERFINISHED
publisherType independent press
series City Lights Pocket Poets Series NERFINISHED
seriesNumber 19
setting New York City
style colloquial
conversational
witty
subjectMatter daily routines
friendship
popular culture
urban life
timeOfDayReferenced lunchtime
tone improvisational
intimate
playful
writtenBy Frank O’Hara NERFINISHED

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Frank O’Hara notableWork Lunch Poems