I grew up listening to a lot of sad musicians and doing drugs. This poem tries to capture this time in my life where I spent nights feeling invincible but woke up every morning like broken glass.
Sean Shearer on "Conor Oberst" |
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"The Poem Heard Around the World"
"It was a hot June night in 1943, and Frances Angermayer could not sleep. So, she arose after midnight, went to her typewriter, and—in 20 minutes—wrote what was to become the most famous poem of World War II. The poet....could not have foreseen that her simple composition would find its way into the hands and hearts of countless soldiers across the globe."
via THE KANSAS CITY STAR |
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