Poem of the Week | April 14, 2012
Amy Newman: "The Day After The Dean of Michigan State College Admits Him To Lansing Sparrow Hospital For Rest, A Naked Theodore Roethke Barricades Himself Behind A Hospital Mattress"
[This text is also available online as part of our TextBox anthology.]
This week we’re featuring another poem by Amy Newman from our Fall issue, 34:3. Newman’s fourth book of poetry Dear Editor is recently out from Persea Books. She is Presidential Research Professor at Northern Illinois University.
The Day After The Dean of Michigan State College Admits Him To Lansing Sparrow Hospital For Rest, A Naked Theodore Roethke Barricades Himself Behind A Hospital Mattress
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