For Owen

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"For Owen"
Short story by Stephen King
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Genre(s)Poetry
Publication
Published inSkeleton Crew
Publication typeAnthology
PublisherSignet Books
Media typePrint (Hardback & Paperback)
Publication date1985

"For Owen" is a poem by Stephen King first published in King's 1985 collection Skeleton Crew. The thirty-four line free verse poem consists of eleven unrhymed, unmetered verse paragraphs. The poem concerns King walking his son Owen to school, as the boy describes a fantastical school attended by anthropomorphized fruit.

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