‘Midnight: The Coyote, Down in the Mouth’ by Tim Seibles
As my regular readers have undoubtedly discerned, I have certain urban animal species on the brain. Rats, raccoons and coyotes, among others, roil the mental waters. In the throes of fascination, I call on science, art and poetry.
Urban Coyote with Rat by Atty Gell.
An earlier post quoted Stanley Kunitz’s marvelous poem, Raccoon Journal. Today it’s time for coyotes to get lyrical.
I recently came across this reading by Tim Seibles of his poem, Midnight: The Coyote, Down in the Mouth. It’s a wonderful reading, best heard, I think, without the accompanying images. But since I couldn’t find a purely audio version to share, here is the poem, illustrated and animated to within an inch of its life. You don’t have to watch, only listen. And enjoy.
You may read the poem here in Seibles’ book, Hammerlock, which you can buy here, or order from your local independent bookseller. Mine is BookCulture on West 112th Street.
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February 28, 2012 at 10:12 pm
Okay, I’m a huge fan of Stanley Kunitz, but this Tim Seibles poem just knocked my socks off. Thanks for sharing. So awesome.
February 29, 2012 at 12:03 pm
Glad you enjoyed it – I think it’s pretty awesome, too. Happy to meet a fellow poetry lover.