Norman Mailer: Works and Days

Open Poem to John Fitzgerald Kennedy

Mailer's third published address to John F. Kennedy in 1961, after 'Superman Comes to the Supermarket' (60.9) and 'An Open Letter to JFK and Fidel Castro' (61.5). Reprinted in Dissent (winter 1962), 33–34; in The Presidential Papers (63.37); and in The Idol and the Octopus (68.11).

“Open Poem to John Fitzgerald Kennedy.” Village Voice, 23 November 1961, 4. Poem.

Mailer’s third published address to John F. Kennedy in 1961, after “Superman Comes to the Supermarket” (60.9) and “An Open Letter to JFK and Fidel Castro” (61.5). Rpt: Dissent 9 (winter 1962), 33–34; 63.37 (The Presidential Papers); 68.11 (The Idol and the Octopus).

First published: 1961-11-23
Form: poem
Lennon & Lennon: 61.21
Cite as: /works/1961-11-23-open-poem-to-jfk
Last updated: 2026-05-26