Tennessee Williams is one of my favorite playwrights, and is one of America’s best-loved and most-performed playwrights. I especially admire his facility with metaphor and his titles, which are at once evocative, provocative and intriguing: the exact combination you want in a play title.
Over at Poetry Foundation, I found a poem by Williams, read by the author. Titled, “On a One-Night Stand,” it may be an example of “writing what you know.” Listen here:
The photo is Williams poolside with his cat, Sabbath.