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Having a Coke with You
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Frank O'Hara
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Having a Coke with You Themes
Little Words, Big Ideas
Love
"Having a Coke with You" is awesome because we're in love with you. Yep, that about sums things up. This poem is not just an expression of love, though. It's actually much more thoughtful than that...
Appearances
Our speaker in "Having a Coke with You" is a looker. And we don't mean he's deserving of a wolf whistle. We mean that he looks at stuff—at the you of the poem, at sculptures, at portraits, at tul...
Art and Culture
The speaker of "Having a Coke with You," is a recovering art buff. With casual references to "The Polish Rider," Futurism, Marino Marini, and more, we get the clear sense that this is someone who k...
Versions of Reality
The lights get dimmer. The floor begins to tilt. The colors all swirl together and your feet seem to come loose from the earth. Did someone finally poison the sloppy joe mix at the school cafeteria...