Gogol...
what is in a name?
A boy named after an author
who became an architect.
Trapped between two backgrounds.
Stuck with a silly name
until he understands the story,
the story of his name.
It all started with an old overcoat.
A contest entry
- This Old Coat... For The Poetic Bandits Group only... by Melodies.
750 points, ended March 1, 17 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
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Hmmmm....
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This is based off of thebook and movie "The Namesake".
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What an interesting character sketch, and a creative tie-in to contest prompt! Well Done!
Write On!
Brother Dennis
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Great!
Thanks for this. If I hadn't happened by your write I'd have never known about this genius. I was perplexed, looked up his name on answers.com & finally found the reference to The Overcoat! Now I'm so intrigued I want to read it! C what you've done? Bravo! Very clever write friend.
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CLEVERNESS!
I like tying in historical stories into poetry. 
I wish school English classes would work with history classes and read and write poems with historical/biographical themes. 
Well done, good poet! 
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Great.. Quite interesting, You have done well.
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Like the way you connected these two things - interesting take on the theme for this contest. Wishing you well - just checking in.
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The naming of names is an odd business and so often ruled by passing fads. This is a sensitive touch on a unique name. For me - not being what you call literary - I can't make the connection but I rather liked the journey.
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