57th And Kenwood Comments
The neighborhood described in this poem is in the University of Chicago area, as it existed over 60 years ago. Most of it no longer exists, due to one of the first Urban Renewal programs in the United States. The 'Bomb' refers to the atom bomb, of which the University had a large part in the planning. I worked there for a short time. I wanted a picture of that corner for my poem 'Lost', and Ms. Schlesinger kindly sent it to me, so I wrote this poem.
Dear, Dear, Ms. Schlesinger
You are the messenger
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“Who is is she? ” is effective. A good way to preserve the past. Adds more than a photograph can provide. Who can do it better than one who lived there? Well done. This might not mean much to those who did not know the neighborhood, but should alert us all to the lost of those places which exist now only in our memories.
A very well constructed piece of work Fred, a pleasure to read. Best wishes, Andrew
The passage of time and life caught in full flow and held there by a writer who is well aware of its flowing on. There's nostalgia and gritty awareness in this. An attention commanding snapshot. Thank you.
like a photo, you showed me something I have never seen, yet clearly understand what you're saying about it.
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7/24/2025 8:49:58 PM # 1.0.0
. Is the City of Big Shoulders as broad today? Has the presumption of ingenious, and yet, ingenuous stylers really augmented effect? Not for me, not for me! .