Monday, May 13, 2013
‘Gatsby’ renews interest in Jazz Age
New film adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic
puts enthusiasts in a 1920s state of mind. -Wapo
States of Mind
My Mom and Dad,
speaks, flappers
bathtub gin. Sex,
real and imagined.
Here again? Not when
you find a professor
with a clipboard
in your hot bed,
or a Republican.
New film adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic
puts enthusiasts in a 1920s state of mind. -Wapo
States of Mind
My Mom and Dad,
speaks, flappers
bathtub gin. Sex,
real and imagined.
Here again? Not when
you find a professor
with a clipboard
in your hot bed,
or a Republican.
Labels: flapper, Gatsby, gin, professor, Republican, sex, speakeasy, Twenties
