“Korean Soap Opera”
This week, in memory of our longtime contributor John Ashbery, we bring you a selection of his poems from our archive.
Korean Soap Opera
My sister and I don’t seem to get along too well anymore. She always has to have everything new in her house. Cherished ideals don’t suit her teal, rust and eggshell color scheme. Of course, I was a buyer when peddling the Communist youth weekly. I have a degree in marketing. Her boyfriend thinks I’m old-fashioned. Well, I guess I do have an old-fashioned mentality.
