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U doing the HSC this yr? if so ur not doing all of the poems r u? iv pickd the 2 that best support my related texts.... Punishment and Requiem.Originally posted by devi
digging, blackberry picking, personal helicon, requiem for the croppies, the tollund man, funeral rites and punishment.
to me his poetry is his way of speaking out and going against the grain...Originally posted by devi
i think perhaps, he is talking about wanting to be different from the norm, wanting to have the power to do something against the grain.
yeah, like in digging.. its kind of like a manifesto... it comes at the very beginning of the 'Selected Poems', so its kind of like a statement of his intent... he's going to use poetry to uncover his past, and to help provide for his country, like his father and gradfather did in a more literal sense.Originally posted by ~k8t~
to me his poetry is his way of speaking out and going against the grain...
just a thought