Bear, if this is an elegy, you ought to have a name more specific than Bear. Not that you care, but I am going to call you Lou Reed. Because […] he’s one whose output illustrates how art is not getting what you want. Art is getting only what he decides to give you. I’m new here, so I thought I’d say hello with “Elegy to a Black Bear Head Poorly Stuffed and Mounted” by Charlie Clark, a friend and former classmate of mine. The link has the full poem (scroll down) & several more pieces.

Charlie Clark – Vandal Poem of the Day
Charlie Clark – Vandal Poem of the Day
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