2007年7月18日 · Corso, "The Mad Yak" Corso began publishing in 1955, when his early poems, first published in the Harvard Advocate , were pritned in a volume titled The Vestal Lady of Brattle and Other Poems , financed by Harvard and Radcliffe students.

In the face of impending death, the speaker, a yak, laments its impending demise at the hands of those who seek to profit from its remains. The poem's tone is one of resignation and bitter acceptance, highlighting the vulnerability of the speaker in the face of those who exploit it.

Where are my sisters and brothers? That tall monk there, loading my uncle, he has a new cap. I never saw that muffler before. Poor uncle, he lets them load him. How sad he is, how tired! I wonder what they’ll do with his bones? And that beautiful tail! How many shoelaces will they make of that! I am watching them churn the last…

The Mad Yak . I am watching them churn the last milk they'll ever get from me. They are waiting for me to die; They want to make buttons out of my bones. Where are my sisters and brothers? That tall monk there, loading my uncle, he has a new cap. And that idiot student of his -- I never saw that muffler before. Poor uncle, he lets them load him.

Gregory Corso's "The Mad Yak" displays dark humor but also expresses real life issues. The poem is spoken through a yak that is about to be killed and is basically looking at his surroundings for the last time. This poem ultimately reflects back …

Salem State College Arts Festival 1973 A Tribute to Jack Kerouac The Mad Yak by Gregory Corso I am watching them churn the last milk they'll ever get from me. They are waiting for me to die They...

The Mad Yak (English) I am watching them churn the last milk they'll ever get from me. They are waiting for me to die; They want to make buttons out of my bones.

Where are my sisters and brothers? That tall monk there, loading my uncle, he has a new cap. I never saw that muffler before. Poor uncle, he lets them load him. How sad he is, how tired! I wonder what they'll do with his bones? And that beautiful tail! How many shoelaces will …

The Mad Yak by Gregory Corso - I am watching them churn the last milk they'll ever get from me. They are waiting for me to die; They want to make bu

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