Sunday, August 31, 2008

Hot Afternoons Have Been in Montana

Siegel's place

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Here is the beautiful dirge-like poem by Eli Siegel, long, repetitive, colloquial and universal.

It is best contemplated while read aloud, preferably by Eli Siegel himself.

Here is a DVD of the film "Hot afternoons have been in Montana" with Siegel reading the poem.

Hot Afternoons Have Been in Montana
By Eli Siegel