Saturday, October 25, 2008

"This is the one song..."























This is the one song everyone
would like to learn: the song
that is irresistible:

the song that forces men
to leap overboard in squadrons
even though they see the beached skulls ...(more)


From "Siren Song" by Margaret Atwood. Complete poem, and a recording of Atwood reading it, at The Poetry Archive.


The Fisherman and the Syren, Frederic Leighton, c.1856-58
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3 comments:

  1. Rachel Joiner October 26, 2008 at 1:34 PM

    I love that poem - thanks for putting it up there and reminding me about it!

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  2. BitterGraceOctober 27, 2008 at 4:46 AM

    You're welcome! It is a great poem. I love Atwood--the anti-romantic.

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  3. AnonymousOctober 27, 2008 at 9:20 AM

    Wow, it's short and right to the point.
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