What are the title and author of this awesome, sexy prose poem.
February 2, 2013 7:01 PM Subscribe
In college, I read a really fabulously sexy, funny prose poem, that I think may have been called "This Condition". The first line may have even started "In this condition..." It was basically a collection of allusions and metaphors to sexual arousal that sort of built to a rhythmic climax at the end. I recall a reference to the shape of Florida.
Oh, poetry lovers of AskMe, can you help me hunt this poem down? I'm desperate to read it again.
Ahh! beat me to it by 5 seconds!
also, it's been set for vocal trio by David Lang -- it's pretty great in that form as well.
posted by daisystomper at 9:34 PM on February 2, 2013
also, it's been set for vocal trio by David Lang -- it's pretty great in that form as well.
posted by daisystomper at 9:34 PM on February 2, 2013
Response by poster: Aaaaaand we have a winner! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU atlantica!
posted by mostlymartha at 9:41 PM on February 2, 2013
posted by mostlymartha at 9:41 PM on February 2, 2013
Response by poster: When this poem was assigned, I volunteered to read it aloud in the next class. The pretty writer boy I had a desperate crush on said he hadn't realized quite what it was about until he heard my interpretation. I read it aloud again just now, and it still sounds and feels just the same.
posted by mostlymartha at 9:49 PM on February 2, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by mostlymartha at 9:49 PM on February 2, 2013 [1 favorite]
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