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What? Someone thinks poetry is like hair jewellery? Who are these people talking to?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\"Encourage a return to the oral tradition of poetry recitals\" on the other hand, is an aim I am happy to get behind. \u0026nbsp;Although \"poetry recital\" does sound -- if not quite outdated, perhaps overly quaint, evoking the poetry pursuits of school-days (of which, please note, my memories are all good) -- I am a huge believer in poetry being shared not just through books but by being spoken, performed, read aloud, and slammed.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe descendants of Homer who make up the Poets Circle in Athens also believe in the power of spoken poetry. They invited poets around the world to join together this World Poetry Day (also the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination) in performing readings calling attention to the cataclysm of our time, the refugee crisis.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt is so natural, so unsurprising, that this idea saw the light in Greece. Or better, under the light of Greece -- that incandescent, supernal light, as Henry Miller described it in the best book ever written about Greece by a non-Greek, \u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/discover.elgar.govt.nz\/iii\/encore\/record\/C__Rb1413392__Sthe%20colossus%20of%20maroussi__Orightresult__U__X7;jsessionid=F407AF3248E8FDC7B95BF725F82B262C?lang=eng\u0026amp;suite=def\"\u003EThe Colossus of Maroussi\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;\"One would have to be a toad, a snail or a slug not to be affected by this radiance which emanates from the human heart as well as from the heavens,\" he writes. \"Wherever you go in Greece the people open up like flowers\".\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ETravelling in Greece and experiencing the same extraordinary hospitality fifty years after Henry Miller -- years in which the Greeks had suffered through occupation by the Axis powers during World War Two, a bloody civil war, and a repressive military dictatorship -- we used to say that it must have been because of the strength of their age-old tradition of having gods who were always popping down to earth in human form, so that any stranger knocking at your door could have been a god in disguise.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAnd the tradition continues:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Local people on the island of Lesbos help bring migrants to safety\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/6a67433cf3910894cc4bedc0ef370e9af30d0e2a\/0_0_6000_3600\/master\/6000.jpg?w=300\u0026amp;q=55\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;usm=12\u0026amp;fit=max\u0026amp;s=6114a31f7533042196208cc26391d86e\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #767676; font-family: \u0026quot;guardian text sans web\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica neue\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;lucida grande\u0026quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;\"\u003EPhotograph: Kostis Ntantamis\/AP via The Guardian\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis is a photograph of local people on the Greek island of Lesbos helping bring migrants to safety after their arrival by boat. \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2016\/mar\/12\/refugee-crisis-greeks-strangers-migrants\"\u003E\"Refugee Crisis: how Greeks opened their hearts to strangers\" \u003C\/a\u003Eis the title of the article in The Guardian which this photograph accompanied. \"Despite six years of economic hardship, ordinary people have shown astonishing generosity in helping the 42,000 migrants stranded in their country\".\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIn Auckland poets Ruby Porter, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/discover.elgar.govt.nz\/iii\/encore\/record\/C__Rb3160900__Sgregory%20kan__Orightresult__U__X4?lang=eng\u0026amp;suite=def\"\u003EGregory Kan\u003C\/a\u003E, Ole Maiava, Mohamed Hassan and \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/discover.elgar.govt.nz\/iii\/encore\/record\/C__Rb2847966__Ssiobhan%20harvey__P0%2C3__Orightresult__U__X4?lang=eng\u0026amp;suite=def\"\u003ESiobhan Harvey\u003C\/a\u003E responded to the invitation of the Athens poets by sharing their poems in a pop-up reading on the steps of the Central City Library, hosted by Auckland Libraries in association with PEN International and the World Poetry Movement.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-w_6ZLk4bdm4\/VvfkIgcqLhI\/AAAAAAAABH4\/kjGY42ry-LEUskqJn578xaCxtN7yNaXFw\/s1600\/IMG_20160321_121757.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-w_6ZLk4bdm4\/VvfkIgcqLhI\/AAAAAAAABH4\/kjGY42ry-LEUskqJn578xaCxtN7yNaXFw\/s200\/IMG_20160321_121757.jpg\" width=\"110\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-qFgFMokr1EE\/VvfkgPvcgeI\/AAAAAAAABH8\/I3c_gpgpo78f4cmijcZKg-mqHrodILx7g\/s1600\/IMG_20160321_121244.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-qFgFMokr1EE\/VvfkgPvcgeI\/AAAAAAAABH8\/I3c_gpgpo78f4cmijcZKg-mqHrodILx7g\/s200\/IMG_20160321_121244.jpg\" width=\"110\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-HdWmdrB3F-k\/VvfmugKfnII\/AAAAAAAABII\/73ruEb0BdncnV0CMua3CAQ_fJugt78uJg\/s1600\/IMG_20160321_122656.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-HdWmdrB3F-k\/VvfmugKfnII\/AAAAAAAABII\/73ruEb0BdncnV0CMua3CAQ_fJugt78uJg\/s200\/IMG_20160321_122656.jpg\" width=\"110\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-UtoO9oWYMWA\/Vvfm_UhRbgI\/AAAAAAAABIM\/3X1JVg9WMCUTCe-XYueV5dGZHMn1_upGQ\/s1600\/IMG_20160321_123735.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-UtoO9oWYMWA\/Vvfm_UhRbgI\/AAAAAAAABIM\/3X1JVg9WMCUTCe-XYueV5dGZHMn1_upGQ\/s200\/IMG_20160321_123735.jpg\" width=\"110\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003E(clockwise from upper left: Gregory Kan, Ruby Porter, Mohamed Hassan, Ole Maiava)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHow do you measure the weight of a human life, asked Ruby Porter, in a poem which caught at me with its mix of combativeness and eloquence:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cb\u003EHow to weigh a life\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003EThe weighing of a human life:\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;like smoke\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; hard to measure.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003EAndrew Little says\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; seven-fifty\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003EJoyce\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; two to three hundred\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003Ethe government\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; under pressure\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; agree to six.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; (A number\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; not necessarily divisible\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; by families.)\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003EWhat then? Do a Winston Peters \u0026amp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; send back the men?\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003EAnd you? You move freely\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;intake sharply\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; flame racing \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;to your \u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; fingertips\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003Efalls away.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003EWe watched smoke last time you were up\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Harvey Keitel \u0026amp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Forrest Whittaker.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003EThat first scene\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; where they discuss\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; the bet\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Sir Walter Raleigh made with\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Queen Elizabeth\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; the First\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003Eyou can’t do that\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Ci\u003Ethat’s like weighing\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Ci\u003Eair.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003EThe weighing\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; of a human life: like\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; gallons of water. How many is there\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;between us?\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003EThe ocean is made up of\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;two hundred and sixty four million.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;Oceans away\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; (you are) \u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; land locked but still you\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; fly \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;over\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;sea to get here\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003Etaking off\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026amp; landing\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; at will.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003EIf I could swim to you\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; I would.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Oceans away\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003Eit’s easy\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;to turn from them.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003EThe TV flickers blue and grey but\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;that’s all\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; that happens.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003EIt’s easy to turn it off when it’s on TV\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; (I can’t turn it off with you.)\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003EWeighing a human life: like\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; the sea that holds them down\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u0026amp; out\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; side\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; turn on it\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;I want to spoon you\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; spoon fed our news in two minute sound bites\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; one for the refugee crisis\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;three for the flag.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EThe difference\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; William Hurt’s character said\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Ci\u003Ewas the weight\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;of the smoke.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003EYou said you signed every petition you found online \u0026amp;\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003Eyou wanted to go to the protest but you were working\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; that day.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003EThe weighing\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; of a human life: like\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; tapping out the parts of bodies onto scales\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; sad solo in A minor \u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003Ethis much will overbalance our\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; rockstar economy\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003Ethis much will overflow our\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; state housing – isn’t it\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;already?\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E(I don’t know which city you call home anymore \u0026amp; it bothers me.)\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003EI guess we have many.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; You are a kind of home\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; to me.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003ESometimes\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; after you leave\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003EI sleep on your side\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;of the bed – it still smells of you\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; for a night or two.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003EMusk incense coconut perfume\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; smoke.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003EThe counting of human lives:\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; like drops of water\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003Erunning\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003Edown\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003Emy\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003Ewindow\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; at night\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003Ewhen you are here\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; you say\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; it always rains when we’re together.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003EAs if you can just\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; tally it up\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; lives\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; like numbers on a\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; spreadsheet.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003EWhat’s your value? Reduce it down \u0026amp; export to excel.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003EOn screen\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; William Hurt’s character said\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; I’ll admit\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Ci\u003Eit’s strange\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Ci\u003Eit’s almost like weighing\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Ci\u003Esomeone’s \u0026nbsp;soul.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003EThe weighing of a human life:\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; like\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; each head has a cost \u0026amp; we can just\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; assess it.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; How many refugees could\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; twenty six million save?\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003EYou smoke it till it’s all gone\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; then you weigh the ash.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003ELike weighing a human life\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003Efalls away.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003ERight now\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; you are not beside me\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003Ebut rain is still running\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003Edown\u0026nbsp; \u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u0026amp; out\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; side.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003EThe credits were running \u0026amp; you said\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003EI knew there’d be a Tom Waits song\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; sad voice in\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; F major.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; You stub out your smoke.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003EWe turn off the TV.\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003ERuby Porter\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E* \u0026nbsp;* \u0026nbsp;* \u0026nbsp;* \u0026nbsp;* \u0026nbsp;* \u0026nbsp;* \u0026nbsp;* \u0026nbsp;* \u0026nbsp;* \u0026nbsp;* \u0026nbsp;* \u0026nbsp;* \u0026nbsp;* \u0026nbsp;* \u0026nbsp;*\u003Cbr \/\u003ERuby will be one of the readers taking part in Central City Library's upcoming\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz\/EN\/Events\/Events\/Pages\/adayintheirshoes.aspx\"\u003E\"A day in their shoes: the refugee experience\"\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(Friday 29 April, 11am-2pm).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/albooksinthecity.blogspot.com\/feeds\/6436267973642434452\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/albooksinthecity.blogspot.com\/2016\/03\/popping-up-for-refugees-on-world-poetry.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/2501884760724421053\/posts\/default\/6436267973642434452"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/2501884760724421053\/posts\/default\/6436267973642434452"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/albooksinthecity.blogspot.com\/2016\/03\/popping-up-for-refugees-on-world-poetry.html","title":"Popping up for refugees on World Poetry Day"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Karen Craig"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/18310967522076681423"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"23","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-WaLn2rFYxqE\/UNvHlimMvBI\/AAAAAAAAABY\/ceYnAw1lZEk\/s220\/The%2BLibrarian.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-jkCFn4hqvNk\/VvUaFR23ttI\/AAAAAAAABHo\/vRrYLFbRQ0kp36Y3I8I3ffHWF_ma8cGLw\/s72-c\/a%2Bpoem%2Bfor%2Brefugees.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501884760724421053.post-3098625844094746056"},"published":{"$t":"2015-03-25T21:00:00.000+13:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2015-04-04T12:48:37.467+13:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Karen"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"poetry"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"World Poetry Day"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"World Poetry Day: Untie that poem!"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"I ask them to take a poem\u003Cbr \/\u003Eand hold it up to the light\u003Cbr \/\u003Elike a color slide\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003Eor press an ear against its hive.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI say drop a mouse into a poem\u003Cbr \/\u003Eand watch him probe his way out,\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003Eor walk inside the poem's room\u003Cbr \/\u003Eand feel the walls for a light switch.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI want them to waterski\u003Cbr \/\u003Eacross the surface of a poem\u003Cbr \/\u003Ewaving at the author's name on the shore.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBut all they want to do\u003Cbr \/\u003Eis tie the poem to a chair with rope\u003Cbr \/\u003Eand torture a confession out of it.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThey begin beating it with a hose\u003Cbr \/\u003Eto find out what it really means.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E-- \"Introduction to poetry\" by Billy Collins\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFrom \u003Ci\u003EThe apple that astonished Paris, \u003C\/i\u003E1996\u003Cbr \/\u003E(University of Arkansas Press)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIf you've ever had the traumatic experience of witnessing this being done to a poem, and especially if a residual sac of trauma is still bobbing around in your psyche, I recommend a dose of World Poetry Day. World Poetry Day has been around for almost a hundred years, is celebrated on March 21, and although other purposes are read into it, worthily (most notably UNESCO's adopting it to promote the saving of endangered languages), at its heart it's still about people sharing poetry with each other.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIn our modern world, where few of us have anything like a village square in our lives, a good place to do this is on Twitter, not least because in cyberspace the day stretches out to become two or three, with people jumping on and off according to their time zones and whatever idiosyncratic hours they keep.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHere are some of my best catches from the World Poetry Day twitscape. I'm sure one of them will get you waterskiing!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis first one needs a bit of introduction. To celebrate WPD, cafés around the world invited people to swap a poem for a coffee, a new initiative which I hope will spread (do you read me, Running \u0026nbsp;Horse Café?) and become a tradition. Here's The Guardian tweeting the phenomenon:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-Q90rGPx5kb4\/VREyOuBcwLI\/AAAAAAAAA5g\/7qChSx2Xge8\/s1600\/Coffee.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-Q90rGPx5kb4\/VREyOuBcwLI\/AAAAAAAAA5g\/7qChSx2Xge8\/s1600\/Coffee.JPG\" height=\"318\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003ENow join me in a hats off to poet Ian Duhig (@ianduhig) for this masterpiece:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-XJcqERDKISk\/VREnUrqsn0I\/AAAAAAAAA4Q\/U-YuYAgGPOw\/s1600\/Coffee%2Bspoons%2BWPD.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-XJcqERDKISk\/VREnUrqsn0I\/AAAAAAAAA4Q\/U-YuYAgGPOw\/s1600\/Coffee%2Bspoons%2BWPD.JPG\" height=\"223\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;\"\u003EAnd this isn't bad either:\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-SXPwV04MIjc\/VRE7Asc86nI\/AAAAAAAAA6Q\/4b2Fs1EeO9Q\/s1600\/pub.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-SXPwV04MIjc\/VRE7Asc86nI\/AAAAAAAAA6Q\/4b2Fs1EeO9Q\/s1600\/pub.JPG\" height=\"111\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EKeats-Shelley House (@Keats_Shelley) has long been one of my favourite twitter accounts, and they didn't disappoint:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-NV8kcm6s4rg\/VREtsLTYXyI\/AAAAAAAAA5E\/TCBsWJw1LSM\/s1600\/Keats%2BShelley.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-NV8kcm6s4rg\/VREtsLTYXyI\/AAAAAAAAA5E\/TCBsWJw1LSM\/s1600\/Keats%2BShelley.JPG\" height=\"368\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECouldn't be a poetry day without Sylvia; I especially liked the choice of poem:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-OHggpZllbCY\/VRElU9psemI\/AAAAAAAAA4E\/VNVtZTIoMKw\/s1600\/Plath%2BWPD%2B-%2BCopy.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-OHggpZllbCY\/VRElU9psemI\/AAAAAAAAA4E\/VNVtZTIoMKw\/s1600\/Plath%2BWPD%2B-%2BCopy.JPG\" height=\"246\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EHieroglyphics!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-iZVqvvZA5fM\/VREr2jKFNXI\/AAAAAAAAA44\/vujRM1C6Bhk\/s1600\/British%2BMuseum.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-iZVqvvZA5fM\/VREr2jKFNXI\/AAAAAAAAA44\/vujRM1C6Bhk\/s1600\/British%2BMuseum.JPG\" height=\"312\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFerlinghetti, one of my first loves (and his own hieroglyph: \"the arrow\"):\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-NSS2ylaDwmc\/VREwv_oqKJI\/AAAAAAAAA5Q\/w9NcybVvZGI\/s1600\/Ferlinghetti.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-NSS2ylaDwmc\/VREwv_oqKJI\/AAAAAAAAA5Q\/w9NcybVvZGI\/s1600\/Ferlinghetti.JPG\" height=\"73\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/CAzwYlIUUAA3RqQ.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Embedded image permalink\" border=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/CAzwYlIUUAA3RqQ.jpg\" width=\"300\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EA plum blossom from Basho, the master:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/--poJaIdu5zE\/VRExlDSY2OI\/AAAAAAAAA5Y\/Mke6P8BI534\/s1600\/Basho.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/--poJaIdu5zE\/VRExlDSY2OI\/AAAAAAAAA5Y\/Mke6P8BI534\/s1600\/Basho.JPG\" height=\"217\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMandy, do you know what James Dickey said about Robert Frost?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\"Of all the haunted artists, Robert Frost is the most haunted of all\":\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-J_RcKbrQAX0\/VRE1G_Ar0vI\/AAAAAAAAA54\/8LF29bXLpVQ\/s1600\/Robt%2BFrost.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-J_RcKbrQAX0\/VRE1G_Ar0vI\/AAAAAAAAA54\/8LF29bXLpVQ\/s1600\/Robt%2BFrost.JPG\" height=\"233\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;\"\u003EClever as hell from The Grove Bookshop (@GroveBookshop):\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-hUPkQqunEds\/VRE2hi_XHmI\/AAAAAAAAA6E\/2GC4GS1sGcM\/s1600\/Richard%2BIII.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-hUPkQqunEds\/VRE2hi_XHmI\/AAAAAAAAA6E\/2GC4GS1sGcM\/s1600\/Richard%2BIII.JPG\" height=\"72\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003Eand this was my contribution:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-rPc8u4Vv1b8\/VRE_BmNer0I\/AAAAAAAAA6c\/57s-hmVrbqw\/s1600\/Apollinaire.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-rPc8u4Vv1b8\/VRE_BmNer0I\/AAAAAAAAA6c\/57s-hmVrbqw\/s1600\/Apollinaire.JPG\" height=\"315\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EApollinaire's friends had this poem inscribed on his grave.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhich makes me think of, \u0026nbsp;\"So long lives this, and this gives life to thee\".\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhat better thought for a poetry day?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; 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I didn't even know that World Poetry Day had been  taking place every March 21 for the past 13 years, proclaimed by UNESCO  and having as its main objective, in a very UNESCO sort of way, \"to support  linguistic diversity through poetic expression\" with a special tick if endangered languages are involved.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe general public didn't seem to be particularly aware of the linguistic aspect, and spent the day happily  sharing favourite poems, or lines thereof, from poets as diverse as the  Earl of Rochester (a poem of his on the subject of premature ejaculation  was offered up by Neil Gaiman) and John Donne. The only writing in an  endangered language -- well, \"potentially endangered\" according to  UNESCO -- I saw go by was a poem by Robert Burns, the  Bard of the Scots language, long may it live on.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/cianphelan.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/12\/black-white_photograph_of_emily_dickinson.jpg\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/cianphelan.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/12\/black-white_photograph_of_emily_dickinson.jpg\" height=\"200\" id=\"irc_mi\" style=\"margin-top: 0px;\" width=\"167\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EEmily Dickinson was the poet I noticed being quoted most frequently, which made me glad (to use a word from the ED lexicon), as one poet you can never have a surfeit of is Emily Dickinson.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI don't know about now, but when I was little this strange and audacious poet was sneaked into children's anthologies with her poems amputated of their 'difficult' quatrains. I still remember my surprise years later at discovering that \"A bird came down the walk\" did not end when the bird met the beetle, but when it \"unrolled his feathers\/And rowed him softer home\/Than Oars divide the Ocean\/Too silver for a seam\". \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESo I sometimes wonder how many people were left thinking of Dickinson as someone forever writing about bobolinks, dew, daisies and death in a still room?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBring it on, \"My Life had stood -- a Loaded Gun\" !\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBring it on, \"Big my Secret but it's \u003Ci\u003Ebandaged --\"\u003C\/i\u003E !\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHere's a piece of Dickinsonia you're going to love: a video of Bill Murray reading an Emily Dickinson poem to the construction workers who had just finished building the new Poets House in Battery Park, New York City. Poets House (no apostrophe -- \"some things must never be possessed but shared\" is the idea) is a New York institution where anyone can go and read or listen to poetry for free. When its collection (all donated books and recordings) passed the 50,000 mark and it couldn't fit anymore in its humble Soho loft, generous donors, among whom Bill Murray, made it possible to build the new space you see being inaugurated in the video (produced for Poets House by Limey Films, inc.).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ciframe allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rj_LYsvGF0E?rel=0\" width=\"560\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAnd to finish off, here's \"Taking off Emily Dickinson's Clothes\", by the American poet Billy Collins. Interviewed by NPR, he explained that the poem was inspired by the eternal curiosity and speculation around one of the biggest mysteries in literature: did Emily Dickinson ever make love? \"I attempted to put the matter at rest in a playful way\", he tells the interviewer, \"by having sex with her\". More than playful -- I found myself holding my breath along with Emily, she who confessed in one of her most famous poems, \"I never hear the word escape\/without a quicker blood...\" \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;“Taking Off Emily Dickinson’s Clothes” \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFirst, her tippet made of tulle,\u003Cbr \/\u003Eeasily lifted off her shoulders and laid\u003Cbr \/\u003Eon the back of a wooden chair.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAnd her bonnet,\u003Cbr \/\u003Ethe bow undone with a light forward pull.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThen the long white dress, a more\u003Cbr \/\u003Ecomplicated matter with mother-of-pearl\u003Cbr \/\u003Ebuttons down the back,\u003Cbr \/\u003Eso tiny and numerous that it takes forever\u003Cbr \/\u003Ebefore my hands can part the fabric,\u003Cbr \/\u003Elike a swimmer’s dividing water,\u003Cbr \/\u003Eand slip inside.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EYou will want to know\u003Cbr \/\u003Ethat she was standing\u003Cbr \/\u003Eby an open window in an upstairs bedroom,\u003Cbr \/\u003Emotionless, a little wide-eyed,\u003Cbr \/\u003Elooking out at the orchard below,\u003Cbr \/\u003Ethe white dress puddled at her feet\u003Cbr \/\u003Eon the wide-board, hardwood floor.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe complexity of women’s undergarments\u003Cbr \/\u003Ein nineteenth-century America\u003Cbr \/\u003Eis not to be waved off,\u003Cbr \/\u003Eand I proceeded like a polar explorer\u003Cbr \/\u003Ethrough clips, clasps, and moorings,\u003Cbr \/\u003Ecatches, straps, and whalebone stays,\u003Cbr \/\u003Esailing toward the iceberg of her nakedness.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELater, I wrote in a notebook\u003Cbr \/\u003Eit was like riding a swan into the night,\u003Cbr \/\u003Ebut, of course, I cannot tell you everything -\u003Cbr \/\u003Ethe way she closed her eyes to the orchard,\u003Cbr \/\u003Ehow her hair tumbled free of its pins,\u003Cbr \/\u003Ehow there were sudden dashes\u003Cbr \/\u003Ewhenever we spoke.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhat I can tell you is\u003Cbr \/\u003Eit was terribly quiet in Amherst\u003Cbr \/\u003Ethat Sabbath afternoon,\u003Cbr \/\u003Enothing but a carriage passing the house,\u003Cbr \/\u003Ea fly buzzing in a windowpane.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESo I could plainly hear her inhale\u003Cbr \/\u003Ewhen I undid the very top\u003Cbr \/\u003Ehook-and-eye fastener of her corset\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003Eand I could hear her sigh when finally it was unloosed,\u003Cbr \/\u003Ethe way some readers sigh when they realize\u003Cbr \/\u003Ethat Hope has feathers,\u003Cbr \/\u003Ethat reason is a plank,\u003Cbr \/\u003Ethat life is a loaded gun\u003Cbr \/\u003Ethat looks right at you with a yellow eye.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFrom the book\u0026nbsp; \u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/search.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz\/?itemid=%7Clibrary\/marc\/supercity-iii%7Cb1355193\"\u003ETaking Off Emily Dickinson's Clothes\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/i\u003Eby Billy Collins.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E-- \u003Ci\u003EKaren\u003C\/i\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/albooksinthecity.blogspot.com\/feeds\/5146753441801156857\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/albooksinthecity.blogspot.com\/2013\/03\/bill-murray-and-billy-collins-party.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/2501884760724421053\/posts\/default\/5146753441801156857"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/2501884760724421053\/posts\/default\/5146753441801156857"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/albooksinthecity.blogspot.com\/2013\/03\/bill-murray-and-billy-collins-party.html","title":"Bill Murray and Billy Collins party with Emily Dickinson"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Karen Craig"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/18310967522076681423"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"23","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-WaLn2rFYxqE\/UNvHlimMvBI\/AAAAAAAAABY\/ceYnAw1lZEk\/s220\/The%2BLibrarian.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/rj_LYsvGF0E\/default.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}}]}});