Tommy (King poem)

Poem by Stephen King

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"Tommy"

Short story by Stephen King
Country| United States
Language| English
Genre(s)| memento mori, confessional poetry
Publication
Published in| Playboy, The Bazaar of Bad Dreams
Publication type| poem
Publisher| Playboy, Charles Scribner's Sons
Media type| Print
Publication date| March, 2010
Chronology

Mister Yummy |
The Little Green God of Agony

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"Tommy" is a narrative poem by Stephen King, first published in the March, 2010 edition of Playboy,[1] and later collected and re-introduced in the November 3, 2015 anthology The Bazaar of Bad Dreams.[2] In the new introduction King disputes the famous adage (attributed to many celebrities, including Grace Slick, Robin Williams, Paul Kantner, Joan Collins, and Dennis Hopper): "If you remember the Sixties, you weren't there."

The poem is free verse and steeped in the slang and cultural references of the 1960s, a decade which encompassed all of King's teenage years. It describes the unique burial of the titular young man, a hippie who died of leukaemia, and the subsequent lives of his closest friends.

## See also[edit]

* Stephen King short fiction bibliography

## References[edit]

1. ^ McGarrigle, Dale (2010-02-28). "King free-verse published in March Playboy". Bangor Daily News. Archived from the original on 2021-01-08. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
2. ^ Ulin, David L. (2015-11-06). "Review: Stephen King's 'Bazaar of Bad Dreams' pulls us in and then out". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 2020-07-16. Retrieved 2021-01-08.

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* Danse Macabre (1981)
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