Frank O'Hara

LitCharts guides for works by Frank O'Hara

Explore LitCharts poetry guides for works by Frank O'Hara. Each guide offers line-by-line analysis, exploration of poetic devices, and helpful resources for studying Frank O'Hara's poetry.

Having a Coke with You

Frank O'Hara wrote "Having a Coke with You" in 1960 and later collected it in his 1965 volume Love Poems (Tentative Title). One of O'Hara's most famous love poems, it's addressed to an unnamed "you... view guide

The Day Lady Died

"The Day Lady Died" is a celebrated poem from Frank O'Hara's classic collection Lunch Poems (1964). An unconventional elegy for the jazz singer Billie Holiday (a.k.a. "Lady Day"), it dates to the a... view guide