Craig Space: Poetry: George Gullette, "double standard"

double standard

By George Gullette

George Gullette is a counsellor from Ontario. His first book of poetry was published in 1974, titled "Only Words". He has travelled widely.

the other day i happened
upon the harvard museum.

huge windows of animals
preserved for posterity
by some posterior mentality

i asked the curator
where homo sapiens would be
"visit a wax museum," said he.

Source for text and information: "Don't Always Need A Map To Know", by George Gullette. Toronto: Cloud Publishing, 1994.