αὐτὰρ ἐγὼ καὶ σεῖο καὶ ἄλλης μνήσομ᾽ ἀοιδῆς

[sovay]

My poem "Homeric Hymn to Demophoon" has been accepted by Goblin Fruit. I should also mention again that my poem "Αὐδήεσσα" will appear before the end of this month in Sirenia Digest #43, where may also be found greygirlbeast's evocatively titled "The Mermaid of the Concrete Ocean." Today's program brought to you by the letter α, the letter χ, and the number ϝ.

Neither of these poems are my own, but I just discovered them: Kenneth Slessor's "In A/C with Ghosts" and "Five Visions of Captain Cook." I am clearly going to need a book of him.

If Peter Crowther ever reads my livejournal, he should please take it as a compliment that I thought until about three hours ago that he had invented Weldon Kees.

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[selidor]

Kenneth Slessor's "Five Visions of Captain Cook."

How very...colonial. In many ways, that poem's almost painful to read.
Compare, say, Curnow's "Landfall in Unknown Seas", from just seventeen years later. (Unfortunately, I can't find a link to the full version anywhere, probably due to copyright - it's worth reading its three short parts rather than an excerpt). The associated musical work by Lilburn is also beautiful.

[sovay]

How very...colonial. In many ways, that poem's almost painful to read.

The last section particularly falls down on that front. Unfortunately, it also contains the image that really caught me in this poem: of coming home, but leaving all your imagination somewhere you've been. I will totally take counter-recommendations.

Compare, say, Curnow's "Landfall in Unknown Seas", from just seventeen years later.

I don't think I know Allen Curnow's poetry at all; I will look for both this one and its musical setting. Thank you.