One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest Poem

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The poem

"Three geese in a flock, one flew east one flew west, one flew over the cuckoo's nest" - Ken Kesey

The poem is a nursery rhyme that appears in Ken Kesey's novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, and is used to symbolize the patients' struggle against the oppressive system of the mental institution

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is a novel by Ken Kesey published in 1962. Set in an Oregon psychiatric hospital, the narrative serves as a study of institutional processes and the human mind, including a critique of psychiatry and a tribute to individualistic principles.