Read this stanza from Allen Ginsberg’s "A Supermarket in California." I heard you asking questions of each: Who killed the pork
chops? What price bananas? Are you my Angel? What is happening in this stanza? The speaker is imagining the questions Whitman would ask if he were there. The speaker is dreaming about what goods he will be purchasing. The speaker is asking the grocery clerks about the freshness of the meat and the cost of the fruit. The speaker is quizzing the butcher and produce workers to see if they are knowledgeable employees.
