How
to
Write
the
Great
Jersey
Poem
Start
in
the
meadowlands
or
the
Turnpike
or
on
the
Turnpike
driving
through
the
meadowlands
in
a
car,
a
fast
car
with
a
broken
muffler
and
faulty
air
conditioner.
Wind
up
down
the
shore
after
sundown
listening
to
a
bar
band
drinking
beer
in
a
plastic
cup.
Have
a
secret
rendezvous
with
a
beautiful
girl
or
boy
(your
choice)
Born
to
Run
plays
in
the
background
or
Sandy
or
My
Way…
anything
but
New
York
New
York.
Working
class
roots
must
be
explored
in
depth:
Factory
work,
waitressing
while
attending
state
college,
convenience
store
clerkery,
and
drunken
poetry
readings
in
extraterrestrial
bars
topics
worthy
of
consideration.
Wax
poetic
over
holiday
celebrations,
Fourth
of
July
fireworks,
suburban
Xmas
light
displays,
Thanksgiving
homecoming
games,
blaring
salsa
street
festivals
Memorial
parades
with
hobbled
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