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Tom Joad had it right
His introduction to us all,
more in print than film,
of a man fixing his brim

Brim you say,
not the cup but the lid,
The hat, chapeau,
you remember the Dr. of Seuss;
but listen to John
He knew

Break the spine, the arch
Crack the store-bought form, symmetry
of my ballcap.
Three folds and you’re set
cut and cup, make your own
Ready for sweat

8/24/04 21:42

Brim – breaking in a new hat, like Tom Joad. See http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.thehub.com.au/~greg/steinbeck.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.thehub.com.au/~greg/grapes.html&h=400&w=350&sz=16&tbnid=zPbOQSO3J4wJ:&tbnh=120&tbnw=105&start=36&prev=/images%3Fq%3D%2522tom%2Bjoad%2522%26start%3D20%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26ie%3DUTF-8%26safe%3Doff%26sa%3DN and http://www.gradesaver.com/ClassicNotes/Titles/dubious/essays/essay1.html and see photo at http://www.umsl.edu/divisions/artscience/english/faculty/grady/joad.jpg

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