The Night Train and the Golden Bird
The Night Train and the Golden Bird
PETER MEINKE
Series: Pitt Poetry Series
Copyright Date: 1977
Published by: University of Pittsburgh Press
https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh697
Pages: 80
https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt9qh697
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The Night Train and the Golden Bird
Book Description:

AlthoughThe Night Train and the Golden Birdis Peter Meinke's first poetry collection, it is a seasoned performance-the result of careful deliberation and mature judgment-yet impetuous and exciting. It's full of wit and humor tempered with the sadness of approaching middle-age, anguish over political and social injustice, and of the very failings of everyday people and their lives.

eISBN: 978-0-8229-7892-3
Subjects: Language & Literature
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  1. Front Matter
    Front Matter (pp. [i]-[vi])
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh697.1
  2. Table of Contents
    Table of Contents (pp. [vii]-[viii])
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh697.2
  3. I. The Night Train
    • THE NIGHT TRAIN
      THE NIGHT TRAIN (pp. 3-3)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh697.3
    • THE PATIENT
      THE PATIENT (pp. 4-4)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh697.4
    • THE POET TO HIS TONGUE
      THE POET TO HIS TONGUE (pp. 5-5)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh697.5
    • OLD MAN RIVER
      OLD MAN RIVER (pp. 6-6)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh697.6
    • MOMIA
      MOMIA (pp. 7-7)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh697.7
    • MOROCCO
      MOROCCO (pp. 8-8)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh697.8
    • WALLS
      WALLS (pp. 9-12)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh697.9
    • CHARLESTON
      CHARLESTON (pp. 13-14)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh697.10
    • DWARVES
      DWARVES (pp. 15-15)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh697.11
    • THE MAGIC KINGDOM
      THE MAGIC KINGDOM (pp. 16-16)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh697.12
    • CHICKEN UNLIMITED
      CHICKEN UNLIMITED (pp. 17-19)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh697.13
    • GRAMMA
      GRAMMA (pp. 20-20)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh697.14
    • this is a poem to my son Peter
      this is a poem to my son Peter (pp. 21-21)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh697.15
    • you stand in isolation
      you stand in isolation (pp. 22-22)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh697.16
    • THIRD CHILD: JUNE 11, 1962
      THIRD CHILD: JUNE 11, 1962 (pp. 23-23)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh697.17
    • AT THE OJUBO SHRINE, NIGERIA
      AT THE OJUBO SHRINE, NIGERIA (pp. 24-24)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh697.18
    • BONES IN AN AFRICAN CAVE
      BONES IN AN AFRICAN CAVE (pp. 25-25)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh697.19
    • ORIGINS
      ORIGINS (pp. 26-26)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh697.20
    • THE MONKEY’S PAW
      THE MONKEY’S PAW (pp. 27-27)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh697.21
    • ODE TO GOOD MEN FALLEN BEFORE HERO COME
      ODE TO GOOD MEN FALLEN BEFORE HERO COME (pp. 28-28)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh697.22
    • ABSENCE
      ABSENCE (pp. 29-29)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh697.23
    • CINNABAR
      CINNABAR (pp. 30-31)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh697.24
    • LINES FROM NEUCHÂTEL
      LINES FROM NEUCHÂTEL (pp. 32-36)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh697.25
    • NEUCHÂTEL SWANS
      NEUCHÂTEL SWANS (pp. 37-37)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh697.26
    • BECAUSE
      BECAUSE (pp. 38-38)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh697.27
  4. II. The Golden Bird
    • THE HEART’S LOCATION
      THE HEART’S LOCATION (pp. 41-41)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh697.28
    • EVERYTHING WE DO
      EVERYTHING WE DO (pp. 42-42)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh697.29
    • CHEERIOS
      CHEERIOS (pp. 43-43)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh697.30
    • VEGETABLES
      VEGETABLES (pp. 44-44)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh697.31
    • SURFACES
      SURFACES (pp. 45-45)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh697.32
    • HAPPY AT 40
      HAPPY AT 40 (pp. 46-46)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh697.33
    • POEM TO OLD FRIENDS WHO HAVE NEVER MET
      POEM TO OLD FRIENDS WHO HAVE NEVER MET (pp. 47-47)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh697.34
    • BLUE GIRL
      BLUE GIRL (pp. 48-48)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh697.35
    • WHEN I WITH YOU
      WHEN I WITH YOU (pp. 49-49)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh697.36
    • SUNDAY AT THE APPLE MARKET
      SUNDAY AT THE APPLE MARKET (pp. 50-50)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh697.37
    • EROTIC POEM
      EROTIC POEM (pp. 51-51)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh697.38
    • DISTANCES
      DISTANCES (pp. 52-52)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh697.39
    • Father kept an anchor
      Father kept an anchor (pp. 53-53)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh697.40
    • CRACKING
      CRACKING (pp. 54-54)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh697.41
    • ANGELS DRINK
      ANGELS DRINK (pp. 55-55)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh697.42
    • LIFT A GLASS TO THE MEMORY
      LIFT A GLASS TO THE MEMORY (pp. 56-57)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh697.43
    • BUFFALO SKULL
      BUFFALO SKULL (pp. 58-58)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh697.44
    • ELEGY FOR A DIVER
      ELEGY FOR A DIVER (pp. 59-60)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh697.45
    • BYRON VS. DIMAGGIO
      BYRON VS. DIMAGGIO (pp. 61-61)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh697.46
    • TEACHING POETRY AT A COUNTRY SCHOOL IN FLORIDA
      TEACHING POETRY AT A COUNTRY SCHOOL IN FLORIDA (pp. 62-62)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh697.47
    • J RANDALL RANDLE
      J RANDALL RANDLE (pp. 63-63)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh697.48
    • BECAUSE
      BECAUSE (pp. 64-65)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh697.49
    • PLOVERS
      PLOVERS (pp. 66-67)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh697.50
    • DEAR READER
      DEAR READER (pp. 68-68)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh697.51
    • THE GOLDEN BIRD
      THE GOLDEN BIRD (pp. 69-69)
      https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh697.52
  5. Back Matter
    Back Matter (pp. 70-71)
    https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt9qh697.53