Original poem reprinted online here: "Pittsburgh" by James Allen Hall Originally read: June 18, 2013 More information about the Poet: James Allen Hall A singular stanza, I find that the power of this poem is how the speaker is trying to vent out a certain kind of hatred, but keeps in another kind of hatred. I ask myself if the angry tone ever gets over the top, and, yeah it does. However, the fluctuation of the level of anger and the naming of landmarks bring dimension to the speaker as a character. "I burn your Highland Park. I acid your Carnegie / car dealerships. Your Squirrel Hill, sheer terror / in winter. But most of all, I hate your Liberty Avenue," Short declarative sentences with these verbs "burn" "acid" "hate." Simple visceral statement, but note that this is in the present tense as though the speaker is either seeing the landmarks now or is thinking about it. Also note this is a good example of "in media reas....
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