A person with this profession titles an ode whose speaker describes “the dark of the chitlin to solid gold dawn”; that poem is by Wanda Coleman. The speaker notes, “the invention of women under siege / has been to sharpen love in the service of myth” in a Rita Dove poem (-5[1])about a person with this job. The speaker of a poem (-5[1])about a person with this job thinks about plays by Brendan Behan and Jean Genet, (15[1])but ends up (15[1])sticking with Verlaine (15[1]-5[1])“after practically going to sleep with quandariness.” (-5[1])The speaker of that poem (*) buys a carton of Gauloises, a carton of Picayunes, and a New York Post (10[1])with the face of a woman (10[2])with this job. (10[3])“Everyone and I (10[2])stopped breathing” (10[1])in that poem (10[1])about a woman with this profession, (-5[1])which is also the job of a man who “slept like a rock or a man that’s dead” (10[1])in a poem (10[1])set on Lenox Avenue. For 10 points, name this profession, the subject of “The Day Lady Died” (10[2])and “The Weary Blues.” (10[4])■END■ (10[1])