Click here to read the original diary entry upon which this found poem is based. Read more found poetry at The Hattie Diaries.
April 7, 1953: Korczak Ziolkowski
These days all the news is
relatives of Sitting Bull
from Wounded Knee
Shawnee County
and others of Mobridge
want his bones moved.
Sculptor of Crazy Horse
who carves stone images
of noted folks will carve
Sitting Bull Monument.
I cannot spell his name.
See Also
- Abstract of New York Times April 8, 1953 article: “Bones of Sitting Bull Go South From One Dakota to the Other; Grey Eagle Robs Indian Grave in Name of Descendants and Reinters the Chief at Home“
- New York Times 2007 article: “Restoring Dignity to Sitting Bull, Wherever He Is“
- NPR: “The Slow Carving of the Crazy Horse Monument“
- National Poetry Writing Month
I absolutely love this. What a cool way to exhibit Hattie’s writing–through poetry!
Christi, thanks! I’m really excited to use this form as a way to share at least some of her posts.
I love that your poem’s last line explains your title, like the punchline of a joke.
Thanks, Katie. I struggled with a title, and then it became obvious what it should be. 🙂