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Thread #64922   Message #4163474
Posted By: GUEST,.gargoyle
24-Jan-23 - 06:59 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Good Fish Chowder/Jerry Mulligan (Ciardi)
Subject: RE: Origins: Good Fish Chowder/Jerry Mulligan (Ciardi)
Yes, he wrote children's verse.

He was an exceedingly prolific writer.
His book, "How Does a Poem Mean" (1959) is still a standard text in USA universities.

Sincerely,
Gargoyle
I was wrong about "UNDERWEAR" - It is from the "Beat Generation" poet, Lawrence Ferlinghetti.