Having a Coke with you, by Frank O’Hara

Posted: November 12th, 2009 | Author: Lisa | Filed under: video | Tags: , | 3 Comments »

“Having a Coke with you,” written and read by Frank O’Hara

“Frank O´Hara reading his poem “Having a Coke with you” in his flat in New York in 1966, shortly before his accidental death. Taken from – “USA: Poetry: Frank O’Hara” produced and directed by Richard Moore, for KQED and WNET. Originally aired on September 1, 1966. This video was found where more videos can be seen: on http://www.frankohara.org”

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3 Comments on “Having a Coke with you, by Frank O’Hara”

  1. 1 Megan Saunders said at 7:21 am on December 20th, 2009:

    Lisa Mark, you posted a link to this Frank O’Hara poem earlier this year which was my introduction to him. I was so taken by it that I now have an anthology of his work – but this remains the the most charming, most touching of his poems that I have read so far.
    I’m going to try to share this with the link to your blog. We’ll see how that goes.
    xoMegan

  2. 2 Arezou Kohan said at 2:49 pm on December 20th, 2009:

    poetic
    justice.
    romantic and
    powerful.
    uplifting and
    thoughtful.
    had to listen to it
    twice.

  3. 3 Lisa said at 3:30 pm on December 20th, 2009:

    Thanks!! You are my first comments! I do love this poem as it really does sum up for me the feeling of falling in love. His gentle, conversational style just carries you along like a summer breeze.

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