Acknowledgements
Harpoon. The phrase “trail of tears” refers to the route taken in
the 1830s by the Cherokee and other Nations as they were
forcibly removed from their lands.
the 1830s by the Cherokee and other Nations as they were
forcibly removed from their lands.
A Warbler Sang. The phrase “a cross of soot” is the title of a
short story by the Samoan writer Albert Wendt.
short story by the Samoan writer Albert Wendt.
Tapestry. From the grave of Keats (Here lies One Whose Name
was writ in Water) and the lyrics of The Stone Roses. (Are we
carved in stone/Or scratched in the sand/Waiting for the sea/To
reclaim the land)
was writ in Water) and the lyrics of The Stone Roses. (Are we
carved in stone/Or scratched in the sand/Waiting for the sea/To
reclaim the land)
Homage. “Il faut imaginer Sisyphe heureux” – One must
imagine Sisyphus happy – from “The Myth of Sisyphus” by Albert
Camus.
imagine Sisyphus happy – from “The Myth of Sisyphus” by Albert
Camus.
The Divine Right of Kings. Thanks to DB for the line "Creative
as the primeval slime."
as the primeval slime."
Jack Goes Out to Buy Himself a Shirt. The phrase a “little tent of blue” is from “The Ballard of Reading Gaol” by Oscar Wilde.
We're so Pretty! The title is taken from the Sex Pistols song
“Pretty Vacant.” (Oh we're so pretty/oh so pretty we're
vacant/And we don't care)
“Pretty Vacant.” (Oh we're so pretty/oh so pretty we're
vacant/And we don't care)
Sideshow. The poem by Arthur Rimbaud shortened and
time-shifted.
time-shifted.
The Last of the Curlews. “The Last of the Curlews” is a novel
by Fred Bosworth, on the demise and (probable) extinction of the
Eskimo Curlew, Numenius borealis.
by Fred Bosworth, on the demise and (probable) extinction of the
Eskimo Curlew, Numenius borealis.
November 2018. The final line is from “The Defense of Poetry”
by Percy Bysshe Shelley. (Poets are the unacknowledged
legislators of the world)
by Percy Bysshe Shelley. (Poets are the unacknowledged
legislators of the world)
The Drunken Boat. A translation, appreciation and reading of the poem by Arthur Rimbaud to mark its150th anniversary.