A US soldier wears a gas mask during a competition to test individual skills at a US Army base in Uijeongbu, north of Seoul, on Wednesday. The goal of the competition is to foster esprit de corps across the units participating and to continue to strengthen the US-South Korea alliance: photo by Jung Yeon-Jejung/AFP, 8 July 2015
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...................................after Frank O’Hara
It’s 8:54 in Brooklyn it’s the 28th of July and
it’s probably 8:54 in Manhattan but I’m
in Brooklyn I’m eating English muffins and drinking
Pepsi and I’m thinking of how Brooklyn is New
York City too how odd I usually think of it as
something all its own like Bellows Falls like Little
Chute like Uijongbu..............I never thought on the Williams-
burg bridge I’d come so much to Brooklyn
just to see lawyers and cops who don’t even carry
guns taking my wife away and bringing her back
...........................................................No
and I never thought Dick would be back at Gude’s
beard shaved off long hair cut and Carol reading
his books when we were playing cribbage and
watching the sun come up over the Navy Yard
across the river...................I think I was thinking when I was
ahead I’d be somewhere like Perry Street erudite
dazzling slim and badly loved
contemplating my new book of poems
to be printed on simple type on old brown paper
feminine marvelous and tough
it’s probably 8:54 in Manhattan but I’m
in Brooklyn I’m eating English muffins and drinking
Pepsi and I’m thinking of how Brooklyn is New
York City too how odd I usually think of it as
something all its own like Bellows Falls like Little
Chute like Uijongbu..............I never thought on the Williams-
burg bridge I’d come so much to Brooklyn
just to see lawyers and cops who don’t even carry
guns taking my wife away and bringing her back
...........................................................No
and I never thought Dick would be back at Gude’s
beard shaved off long hair cut and Carol reading
his books when we were playing cribbage and
watching the sun come up over the Navy Yard
across the river...................I think I was thinking when I was
ahead I’d be somewhere like Perry Street erudite
dazzling slim and badly loved
contemplating my new book of poems
to be printed on simple type on old brown paper
feminine marvelous and tough
Ted Berrigan (1934-1983): Sonnet XXXVI, from The Sonnets, 1964
Street scene, Uijeongbu, South Korea, c. April 1952: photo by Inger Schulstad (1920-2010) (Municipal Archives of Trondheim)
Ted Berrigan: Personal Poem #9
It's 8:54 a.m. in Brooklyn it's the 26th of July
and it's probably 8:54 in Manhattan but I'm
in Brooklyn I'm eating English muffins and drinking
Pepsi and I'm thinking of how Brooklyn is
New York City too how odd I usually think of it
as something all its own like Bellows Falls like
Little Chute like Uijongbu
I never thought
on the Williamsburg Bridge I'd come so much to Brooklyn
just to see lawyers and cops who don't even carry guns
taking my wife away and bringing her back
No
and I never thought Dick would be back at Gude's
beard shaved off long hair cut and Carol reading
her books when we were playing cribbage and watching
the sun come up over the Navy Yard a-
cross the river I think I was thinking
when I was ahead I'd be somewhere like Perry Street
erudite dazzling slim and badly-loved
contemplating my new book of poetry
to be printed in simple type on old brown paper
feminine marvelous and tough
and it's probably 8:54 in Manhattan but I'm
in Brooklyn I'm eating English muffins and drinking
Pepsi and I'm thinking of how Brooklyn is
New York City too how odd I usually think of it
as something all its own like Bellows Falls like
Little Chute like Uijongbu
I never thought
on the Williamsburg Bridge I'd come so much to Brooklyn
just to see lawyers and cops who don't even carry guns
taking my wife away and bringing her back
No
and I never thought Dick would be back at Gude's
beard shaved off long hair cut and Carol reading
her books when we were playing cribbage and watching
the sun come up over the Navy Yard a-
cross the river I think I was thinking
when I was ahead I'd be somewhere like Perry Street
erudite dazzling slim and badly-loved
contemplating my new book of poetry
to be printed in simple type on old brown paper
feminine marvelous and tough
Ted Berrigan: Personal Poem #9, 26 July 1962, from Many Happy Returns, 1969
Site of Norwegian Mobile Army Field Hospital, Uijeongbu, South Korea, sometime in 1952: photo by Inger Schulstad (1920-2010) (Municipal Archives of Trondheim)
Uijeongbu is located north of the Korean capital Seoul. It lies inside a defile, with mountains on two sides, and thus commands a natural choke point across the main traditional invasion route from the North into Seoul. As such it has a continued military significance and it contains U.S. and Korean military bases, positioned for the defense of the Korean capital. The U.S. Second Infantry Division has established a headquarters post in Uijeongbu, with the main troops being deployed from Dongducheon city.
Despite being known for its military presence, the area has boomed into a satellite community of Seoul with shops, cinemas, restaurants and bars, PC bangs and DVD Bangs. In addition to U.S. personnel, it is popular with the English hagwon (a for-profit private institute, academy or cram school). There are several mountains such as Mt. Dobong (Dobongan), Mt. Surak and Mt. Soyo. The mountains are popular recreational areas for hiking and are frequented by residents living in the Seoul Metropolitan area.
This city is also famous for its budae ijigae (lit. "army base stew"), made with hot dogs and SPAM. In the late 20th century, many wanted the dish to be referred as Uijeongbu jjigae to remove the military or war-time connotations associated with it. However, not many restaurants followed this guideline. Some restaurants have begun calling their product Uijeongbu budae jjigae. The city also contains what locals refer to as "buddaejjigae street", a street where there is a high concentration of army base stew restaurants.
US Air Force helicopter landing at Norwegian Mobile Army Field Hospital, Uijeongbu, South Korea, sometime in 1952: photo by Inger Schulstad (1920-2010) (Municipal Archives of Trondheim)
Haircut at Norwegian Mobile Army Field Hospital, Uijeongbu, South Korea, c. April 1952: photo by Inger Schulstad (1920-2010) (Municipal Archives of Trondheim)
Tents at the edge of camp, Uijeongbu, South Korea, c. April 1952: photo by Inger Schulstad (1920-2010) (Municipal Archives of Trondheim)
House for three, Uijeongbu, South Korea, c. April 1952: photo by Inger Schulstad (1920-2010) (Municipal Archives of Trondheim)
Child scavengers, Uijeongbu, South Korea, c. April 1952: photo by Inger Schulstad (1920-2010) (Municipal Archives of Trondheim)
Landscape near Uijeongbu, South Korea, c. April 1952: photo by Inger Schulstad (1920-2010) (Municipal Archives of Trondheim)
On the outskirts of Norwegian Mobile Army Field Hospital / I utkanten av NORMASH, Uijeongbu, South Korea, c. April 1952: photo by Inger Schulstad (1920-2010) (Municipal Archives of Trondheim)
Man with abacus, Uijeongbu, South Korea, c. April 1952: photo by Inger Schulstad (1920-2010) (Municipal Archives of Trondheim)
Ted Berrigan (l) and Allen Katzman(c) and Susan Sherman (r) at Le Metro c. 1964-5: photo by Lorenz Gude via Bedford + Bowery
Letter from Ted Berrigan to Sandra Alper (with collaged photos of Ted Berrigan, Lorenz Gude and Dick Gallup), 23 March 1962: image via Coffee House Press
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Telegram from Ted Berrigan to Joe Brainard, 13 February 1962: image via Coffee House Press
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Collaged wedding announcement by Ted Berrigan, with clipping from Providence (R.I.) Journal-Bulletin: image via Coffee House Press
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Ted Berrigan scrapbook page, n.d.: image via Coffee House Press
Telegram from Ted Berrigan to Joe Brainard, 13 February 1962: image via Coffee House Press
Collaged wedding announcement by Ted Berrigan, with clipping from Providence (R.I.) Journal-Bulletin: image via Coffee House Press
Ted Berrigan scrapbook page, n.d.: image via Coffee House Press
Ted Berrigan scrapbook page, n.d.: image via Coffee House Press
Ted Berrigan scrapbook page with typescript of Personal Poem #9 (26 July 1962), n.d.: image via Coffee House Press
Ted Berrigan scrapbook page, n.d.: image via Coffee House Press
Ted Berrigan: The Sonnets, C Press, 1964: image via reality studio
A US soldier wears a gas mask during a competition to test individual skills at a US Army base in Uijeongbu, north of Seoul, on Wednesday. The goal of the competition is to foster esprit de corps across the units participating and to continue to strengthen the US-South Korea alliance: photo by Jung Yeon-Jejung/AFP, 8 July 2015
Soldiers from the South Korean army special forces unit demonstrate their skills in fighting back knife-wielding attackers during a martial arts demonstration for Children’s Day at the War Museum in Seoul on Tuesday: photo by Ahn Young-joon/AP, 5 May 2015
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A photographer takes pictures of South Korean army soldiers involved in a US/South Korea live-fire military exercise at a training field in Pocheon, south of the demilitarized zone: photo by Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters, 25 March 2015
A new South Korean military officer runs into an echelon as they attend a joint commissioning ceremony for 6,478 new officers from the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines at the military headquarters in Gyeryong on Thursday: photo by Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters, 12 March 2015
South Korean army soldiers move during their military exercise near the demilitarized zone between the two Koreas in Paju, South Korea. North Korea on Monday fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the sea and warned of “merciless strikes” against its enemies as allies Seoul and Washington launched annual military drills: photo by Ahn Young-joon/AP, 2 March 2015