Original poem reprinted online here: "Generic" by Rachel Hadas Originally read: January 7, 2013 More information about the Poet: Rachel Hadas I can only take cute for so long and the first stanza is enough for me. When I read cute in the first stanza or even in the title I'm either bracing myself for a) let me tell you the song of my life in the most tragic/rewarding/tragi-rewarding way possible b) me hating myself for not being "emotional" or "disciplined" enough to read all of the poem and quitting within the first line. I'm not saying the cute style is bad. It's just not for me. One of the redeeming factors of the poem is the second stanza -- it's just a list of adjectives which has no direct noun. Sure, the adjectives could be talking about the book, the child, the old person, but just like the title "generic" the adjectives don't stick to one, or all, or any -- just like the dialogue in line three of the poem ...
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