The March

By James Tate

This article appeared in the April 28, 2008 edition of The Nation.

April 9, 2008

There were two or three stragglers who couldn't keep up

with the rest. I said to the captain, "What should we do about

the stragglers?" He said, "Shoot them. Stragglers are often

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About James Tate

James Tate's collections of poetry have won the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award, among other honors. He is a professor at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. more...
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