The Fury Of Cocks - A poem by Anne Sexton


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Anne Sexton - The Fury Of Cocks

There they are 
drooping over the breakfast plates, 
angel-like, 
folding in their sad wing, 
animal sad, 
and only the night before 
there they were 
playing the banjo. 
Once more the day's light comes 
with its immense sun, 
its mother trucks, 
its engines of amputation. 
Whereas last night 
the cock knew its way home, 
as stiff as a hammer, 
battering in with all 
its awful power. 
That theater. 
Today it is tender, 
a small bird, 
as soft as a baby's hand. 
She is the house. 
He is the steeple. 
When they fuck they are God. 
When they break away they are God. 
When they snore they are God. 
In the morning thet butter the toast. 
They don't say much. 
They are still God. 
All the cocks of the world are God, 
blooming, blooming, blooming 
into the sweet blood of woman.

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The Fury Of Cocks - Comments and Information
Poet: Anne Sexton Poem: The Fury Of Cocks Volume: The Death Notebooks Year: Published/Written in 1974 Comment 4 of 4, added on October 26th, 2005 at 10:37 AM. this is a very articulate poem. this lady is frickin crazy and if she isn,t already she should burn in hell and get her asshole dominated by satan. shes crazy jared wagner from United States Comment 3 of 4, added on October 19th, 2005 at 6:10 AM. This poem caught my eye and ear -- lured me into its lurid teasing innuendos with red images of roosters becoming "cocks" of the penile persuasion; catchy driving rythm, action and words that stand in relief off of the page with their very musical juxtaposition. The rise and fall, hard to soft, and battle to peace images mirroring the sex act were particularly successful. I do not know her work but want to read more. I wonder if it is significant that it is written in the 70's -- the sexual, rousing slightly naughtiness. It works for me -- but its weak parts were shown very eloquently by Mr. Penkwitz who commented here (above) last month. Reading Mr. Penkwitz together with the poem again was quite illluminating. I want to read more of Anne Sexton's work. What does Mr. Pinkwitz recommend? What are some poems by other poets Mr. Pinkwitz finds meet his exacting aesthetics? Robert Bass from United States Comment 2 of 4, added on September 13th, 2005 at 6:46 PM. i'm sorry to say i love the perversity, i love the raw emotion she has put on paper. Sarah Marie Rush from United States More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, The Fury Of Cocks, has received 4 comments. Click here to read them, and perhaps post a comment of your own. Of course you can also always discuss poems by Anne Sexton with others on the American Poems poetry forum!

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Poet: Anne Sexton Poem: The Fury Of Cocks Volume: The Death Notebooks Year: Published/Written in 1974 Last read: Jul 19 2008, 7:09PM Viewed 5585 times. Added on September 13th, 2005 at 6:46 PM.

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