Meditations in an Emergency - Wikipedia Meditations in an Emergency For the Mad Men episode, see Meditations in an Emergency ( Mad Men ). Meditations in an Emergency Author Frank O'Hara Language English Publisher Grove Press Publication date 1957 ISBN 978 - 0 - 8021 - 3452 - 3 Meditations in an Emergency is a book of poetry by American poet Frank O'Hara, first published by Grove Press in 1957. Its title poem was first printed in the November 1954 issue of Poetry : A Magazine of Verse. The name of the book is purported to derive from English poet John Donne 's prose work, Devotions upon Emergent Occasions, stemming from a joke between O'Hara and other members of the renowned New York School of poets. Critics have noted the influence of impressionism and abstract expressionism in the collection, with most of the poems detailing the theme of identity and everyday life in New York City. The book is dedicated to painter Jane Freilicher. Poems To the Harbormaster Poem : `` The eager note on my door... '' To the Film industry in Crisis Poem : `` At night Chinamen jump '' Blocks Les Etiquette juanes Aus einem April River Poem : `` There I could never be a boy '' On Rachmaninoff 's Birthday The Hunter For Grace, After a Party On Looking at `` La Grande Jatte, '' the Czar Wept Anew Romanze, or The Music Students The Three - Penny Opera A Terrestrial Cuckoo Jane Awake A Mexican Guitar Chez Jane Two Variations Ode Invincibility Poem in January Meditations in an Emergency For James Dean Sleeping on the Wing Radio On Seeing Larry Rivers ' `` Washington Crossing the Delaware '' at the Museum of Modern Art For Janice and Kenneth to Voyage Mayakovsky Mentions in popular culture The book, and references to it, are seen on several occasions in Season 2 of the AMC television drama Mad Men. In the season 's first episode, `` For Those Who Think Young, '' the book is read by an unknown character in a bar and later by the show 's main character, Don Draper. At the conclusion of the episode, a passage from the fourth section of the poem `` Mayakovsky '' is read as Draper inscribes the book to a then - unknown recipient with the message, `` Made me think of you - D '', and subsequently places the book in an envelope and drops it in the mailbox. In the season 's 12th episode, `` The Mountain King '', Draper, visiting California on business, visits Anna Draper and finds the book he sent on her bookshelf -- revealing that she was the previously unknown recipient. Episode 13, `` Meditations in an Emergency '', is set at the time of the Cuban Missile Crisis and takes its title directly from O'Hara's book. References ^ Jump up to : O'Hara, Frank ( 1967 ). Meditations in an Emergency. Grove Press. ISBN 978 - 0 - 8021 - 3452 - 3. Jump up ^ Poetry Foundation. Frank O'Hara : `` Meditations in an Emergency '' on the website of Poetry : A Magazine of Verse, originally printed November 1954. Retrieved 6 June 2013. Jump up ^ http://blog.bestamericanpoetry.com/the_best_american_poetry/2008/07/frank-oharas-me.html Jump up ^ AMC Television. Episode Guide : Mad Men - Season 2, Episode 1 : `` For Those Who Think Young ''. Retrieved 6 June 2013. This article about a collection of written poetry is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Meditations_in_an_Emergency&oldid=800525944 '' Categories : 1957 books American poetry collections New York School poets Poetry collection stubs Hidden categories : Books with missing cover All stub articles Talk About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 14 September 2017, at 02 : 34. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: who did don mail meditations in an emergency to
Answer: Anna Draper