A Poem from Doug Draime

Ode To Harry Langdon

I lift the
heaviest weight
in the
world

and when
I
shoot
myself
from

a
cannon
to
a
trapeze,
it's
a
sensation

that
you
pop corn
eating
movie goers
can't
imagine



Doug Draime has a full-length collection due out from Interior Noise Press in 2012. A presence in the underground literary movement for nearly five decades. Most recent books in print include: Los Angeles Terminal: Poems 1971-1980 (Covert Press) and Rock 'n Roll Jizz (Propaganda Press ). Awarded small PEN grants in 1987, 1991, and 1992. Nominated for several Pushcart Prizes in last few years. He lives in the foothills of Oregon.