Breakaway Haiku For Midwestern Boys:

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Breakaway Haiku For Midwestern Boys: I Indians, cowboys crossed my town with faces brown like rocks. They were real. II Sticks, I called my horse. I painted him, rode him hard. His grave is secret. III He took turpentine, knife, and pail--"nut the pigs," be called it. I learned. 1986 1987

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Poem written by Emanuel in 1986/1987, dedicated to Midwestern boys. He draws on Midwestern tropes, specifically the feud between the Native Americans (referred to as “indians” in his poem) and the cowboys.

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  • type
    Image
  • created on
  • file format
    jpg
  • file size
    586 kB
  • container title
    James A. Emanuel Papers
  • creator
    James A. Emanuel
  • issue
    BOX 4 FOLDER 27, "The Chopping Block (Selected Poems), draft, 1988 (2 of 2)
  • rights
    James A. Emanuel Estate
  • rights holder
    James A. Emanuel Estate
  • version
    1986/1987