With summer in full swing, it’s only appropriate that today’s vintage selection recalls the vivid images of hot days spent at the beach, mixed with the oftentimes humorous confusion and misunderstanding of growing up. This week, take a look at Peter Conners’ prose poem, ‘The Great Undertoad of Cape Cod,” which appeared in DB 8, 2006, and perhaps reflect on some of your own summertime experiences growing up. What images come to mind?
“My friend, Andy, grew up afraid of the great horny toad lurking to pull him under the ocean waves. Were there millions, thousands, or just one waiting for him?”
Peter Conners is the author of several books including two collections of prose poetry, a novella, and a memoir, Growing Up Dead, about his “journey from straight-laced suburban kid to touring Deadhead,” as well as a couple of nonfiction works on different subjects. In addition to his writing, he is Publisher of the non-profit literary publisher, BOA Editions. To find out what Conners is up to now, check him out on facebook.
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