Second Avenue

Name: Second Avenue
Author: Frank O'Hara

by Frank O'Hara

Long poem depicting scenes and encounters on Manhattan's Second Avenue

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Frank O'Hara

Though primarily a poet, Frank O'Hara wrote prose poems and fictional sketches that blurred the line between poetry and fiction in the New York School tradition. His influence on experimental American prose was significant.

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