| Text of Poem | crept in to slam the door |
|---|---|
| First Line | crept in to slam the door |
| Original Pub Location | |
| Original Publication Date | 1970 |
| Original Citation | Prairie Schooner 44 (Spring 1970) 43. |
| Complete Poems | 236 |
| Hearst Collections | |
| Word Count | 36 |
| Poetic Form | open |
| Observations | It is unusual for Hearst to have the title of the poem also serve functionally as the first words of the poem. |
| Themes | |
| Twitter Quote | leave me with spilled / coffee to remember you by |