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Poem discovery for Marty Boyce
Posted: Wed Apr 17, 2013 2:00 pm
by Neville Briggs
I was looking through a book of Les Murray's poems and I was interested to find he had written a poem called " Laggan Cemetery "
It's only six lines. I guess that's about all that could be found to write about Laggan.
( just, teasing Marty
)
Yes, it is "free verse ".. try to suspend prejudice.
Re: Poem discovery for Marty Boyce
Posted: Wed Apr 17, 2013 4:16 pm
by Bob Pacey
So where is it ???
Bob
Re: Poem discovery for Marty Boyce
Posted: Wed Apr 17, 2013 4:48 pm
by Neville Briggs
It's copyright so you'll have to look it up in the book.
Re: Poem discovery for Marty Boyce
Posted: Wed Apr 17, 2013 6:13 pm
by Bob Pacey
Nah just goggle it !
Did not do much for me
Bob
Re: Poem discovery for Marty Boyce
Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2013 8:30 am
by Neville Briggs
It's not a great literary work perhaps, Bob, but interesting if you read it very carefully and think about what he is trying to convey in just a few lines.
Re: Poem discovery for Marty Boyce
Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2013 10:29 am
by Neville Briggs
I think Marty what comes to me is perhaps a hint of sadness of a once larger community which has faded somewhat so that the monuments to those who are gone is more noticeable than the places of those who are still there. A situation that could relate to many small towns in the sheep country, maybe ?