Frank O'Hara is a artistic writer and poet. He was born on March 27th, 1926. He is most notable for his poetry that expresses himself in the moment. He went to school at Harvard for music. Later he found passions in writing, philosophy, and theology. O'Hara Graduated from Harvard in 1950 with a degree in English.
I'm definitely not one to critique poetry, I rarely read any for that matter. I am oblivious to the underlying meanings of their architecture. My input on Frank O'Hara's "Mayakovsky" is that it sounds like its describing the beginnings of his life till his death. He starts the poem by talking about his childhood with his mother and later mentions he was on a ledge, bleeding, about to jump out a window. My interpretation is that it may possibly be describing a suicidal attempt? Later looking at his life story, this poem could have been something he wrote on his death bed after his accident in Fire Island, New York. In New York he was hit on the beach by a man speeding in his car. The next day O'Hara had died from a ruptured liver. He uses the word rupture and refers to blood in his poem. Also this poem is named "Mayakovsky" which could tie into a connection with his favorite Russian poet, Vladimir Mayakovsky.
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