When poets refer to other great works, people, and events, it’s usually not accidental. Put on your super-sleuth hat and figure out why.
Literature, Philosophy, and Mythology
- Mohammed (line 5)
- William Blake (line 6)
- Plato (line 17)
- Plotinus (line 24)
- Edgar Allan Poe (line 24)
- St. John and the Cross (line 24)
- The Three Fates (line 40)
- Buddha (line 64)
- Narcissus (line 64)
- Dadaism (line 66)
- Pater Omnipotens Aeterna Deus (line 74)
- eli eli lamma lamma sabacthani (line 77)
- Moloch (line 80)
- Jehovah (line 84)
- Harpies (line 103)
- Jesus Christ (line 108)
Historical References
- Golgotha (line 49)
- Alcatraz (line 63)
- Hydrogen Bomb (line 85)
- The Internationale (line 109)
Pop Culture
- hipsters (line 3)
- bop (line 24)
- Neal Cassady (43)