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 about a person with this job. The speaker of a poem about a person with this job thinks about plays by Brendan Behan and Jean Genet, (15[1])but ends up sticking with Verlaine “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. “Everyone and I stopped breathing” in that poem about a woman with this profession, which is also the job of a man who “slept like a rock or a man that’s dead” (10[1])in a poem set on Lenox Avenue. For 10 points, name this profession, the subject of “The Day Lady Died” and “The Weary Blues.” ■END■ (10[1])