The celebrity (= media whore)
The Oedipus Riddle
to a cat with a swollen paw
Left-hook at the air in big-eyed fury,
on your belly, on your back,
jump and jump again and fail to snag
the foe that is your own sweet paw:
swell-foot, Oedipuss, your furry
doom to swallow your pride, swallow my pills
and give me thanks, a two-leg, that you still
can walk on one, two, three legs, four.
I realize this is ancient history, but I came across this poem (and your blog) during a google search for poetry related to Oedipus Rex. I teach Oedipus to high school seniors and would love to include the poem in the unit...it's charming and witty. I would, of course, want to give attribution. Did you write this? Would you mind my printing it for class use?
ReplyDeleteI did write this, yes, and please feel free to use it. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteThe 'media whore' label is a reference to the fact that the poem appeared in a magazine, and the same black cat has had other poems about him in other magazines and books too.
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