Drinking While Driving - A poem by Raymond Carver

Raymond Carver - Drinking While Driving

It's August and I have not 
Read a book in six months 
except something called The Retreat from Moscow
by Caulaincourt 
Nevertheless, I am happy 
Riding in a car with my brother 
and drinking from a pint of Old Crow. 
We do not have any place in mind to go, 
we are just driving. 
If I closed my eyes for a minute 
I would be lost, yet 
I could gladly lie down and sleep forever 
beside this road 
My brother nudges me. 
Any minute now, something will happen.

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Poet: Raymond Carver Poem: Drinking While Driving Poem of the Day: Nov 1 2000 Comment 8 of 8, added on February 10th, 2006 at 8:00 AM. This poem is very intresting and it makes you feel if you dinrk and drive you could be that hurt person for doing nothing wrong Tia Hazel from United States Comment 7 of 8, added on October 3rd, 2005 at 9:32 AM. while i agree with Jockstrap that Carver may not be the most intellectually challenging of writers or include much challenging philosophies as such, it is important to note that this is not what contemporary American prose/poetry is about. It is about simple thought with deep meaning. The story and the meaning of the story are one and the same. Even if we look back to the beat writers of the 50's and 60's we can find the deepeset of meanings in the simplest of stories Keefo from United Kingdom Comment 6 of 8, added on January 19th, 2005 at 9:49 AM. To Jock Strap, I'm sure you would "blow Raymond Carver away" with the thoughts in your head. It sounds like you are a deep thinker. A real renaissance man. Indeed, Kurt Cobain would fit that category too. What a philosopher! You both are two of the finest poetic minds that the world has to offer. How do you not get more respect? I say it's bullshit. You should be an award winning novelist/poet/songwriter. You should get all the chicks. You are clearly a winner in life. You deserve it. Because you are such an outstanding intellect. Seriously. Get off Carver's nuts. John from United States More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, Drinking While Driving, has received 8 comments. Click here to read them, and perhaps post a comment of your own. Of course you can also always discuss poems by Raymond Carver with others on the American Poems poetry forum!

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Poet: Raymond Carver Poem: Drinking While Driving Last read: May 15 2008, 1:16AM Poem of the Day: Nov 1 2000 Viewed 16338 times. Added on January 19th, 2005 at 9:49 AM.

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