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Jackie, by Lisa McMonagle

8/22/2017

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Windblown Jackie, photography by Ron Galella (USA), 1971.


Jackie

No longer First Lady
in Chanel and a pill box hat,
she’s Jackie O. in jeans 
and a Henley, striding
the Upper East Side,
wind at her back, still 
graced with the good 
fortune that carried 
the debutante from 
a prominent, but
declining family, farther 
than anyone dreamed 
possible.  Windswept tresses 
frame her famous face in 
a three-quarter art-nouveau 
shot as she turns toward a whistle. 
Women always turn toward
a whistle, whether they 
welcome it, or not.
They want to believe 
they warrant a whistle,
inspire a whistle, that men
draw breath for them.

Lisa McMonagle

Lisa McMonagle grew up on the Allegheny Front of Central Pennsylvania. Currently Ms. McMonagle
works as the Coordinator of English as a Second Language for an Adult Education program in State
College, PA. Her work has appeared in The Women’s Review of Books and West Branch.
4 Comments
Sarah Russell link
8/22/2017 02:15:41 pm

Great poem. And true. Women always turn for a whistle!

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Ryan Stone link
8/22/2017 05:08:33 pm

Beautifully done. A great portrait at the beginning, made stunning by that turn near the end. I really enjoyed this poem.

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John Menapace
10/13/2017 10:52:20 am

Cool!

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Margaret Duda
11/23/2020 09:40:11 am

Terrific poem. It was her husband I interviewed, but her that I tried to emulate and when Jack said I reminded him of her, it was a highlight of my life.

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