John, I'm Only Dancing

I was going to post an interesting recipe today, but I found this inscription at the last minute and wanted to share:



John K**** is a zombie hoof!

Hooooooooff!

John K***** digs on all the motley girls in the grade!

JK + SP
JK + MS
JK + MC

Written on "Reflections on a Gift of Watermelon Pickle... and Other Modern Verse." Published by Scott, Foresman and Co., 1966.



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6 comments:

  1. UnknownFebruary 22, 2011 at 1:08 PM

    I love this. It is so the way kids talk. Very sweet.

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  2. AndrewFebruary 22, 2011 at 1:19 PM

    This is still my favorite collection of poetry. Simple, accessible imagery from world-class poets. The eponymous poem is pretty amazing, as is the William Carlos Williams entry. Wish I had this edition, though (mine is just a trade paperback).

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  3. Michael PopekFebruary 22, 2011 at 1:21 PM

    Andrew, email me and I'll send it to you:

    fb@forgottenbookmarks.com

    And I agree with you, it's a great anthology.

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  4. MrCachetFebruary 22, 2011 at 4:31 PM

    This is exactly what I like about you, Michael! Pay it forward.

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  5. AnonymousFebruary 23, 2011 at 10:13 AM

    I suppose this kind of communication has now been replaced by texting. I just hope real books will never replaced by Kindles. There's something so special about real books.

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  6. scribeFebruary 23, 2011 at 12:02 PM

    i got this book as a scholastic paperback in high school - and it is still one of my favourite anthologies (even after most of a PhD in english).

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