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John I suggest "Out, Out" more likely to be on his mind. Especially as he probably only read as far as the titles! Glen John Tranter wrote: > I always knew Robert Frost was bad, but I never knew just how bad until I > read the recent obituary for London East End gangster Reggie Kray > (1933-2000) in The Times: > > _______________________________ > > "Reggie was the more calculating brother. He established a meeting place > for criminals, became a master of the protection racket and was prepared to > confront rival gangs with violence if necessary. > > Their murder of Jack "The Hat" McVitie was as horrific as anything > portrayed in Goodfellas or Reservoir Dogs. The victim was held from behind > by Ronnie, who urged his brother "Kill him, Reg, do It." Reggie used a > knife so thoroughly that McVitie's liver fell out. Tony Lambrianou got rid > of the body by having it crushed inside a car into a three-foot (1m) square > cube, referred to by The Firm as "the Oxo". > > Meanwhile Ronnie, a homosexual, took exception to being described by George > Cornell, an associate of another gang, as a "fat poof". Ronnie took an > automatic pistol into the Blind Beggar public house in Bethnal Green and, > as the jukebox played the Walker Brothers' song The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine > Any More, shot him dead. > > In 1969, Ronnie and Reggie were jailed for life for the McVitie and Cornell > killings. When examined by Home Office psychiatrists, Reggie Kray tried to > present himself self as a cultivated man who enjoyed listening to Maria > Callas, the operatic soprano, and reading poems by Robert Frost." > _______________________________ > > Which poem by Robert Frost, I wonder? "The Death of the Hired Man" (1914), > perhaps? > > John Tranter, Editor, Jacket magazine > > from John Tranter > > Editor, Jacket magazine: http://www.jacket.zip.com.au/ > - new John Tranter homepage - poetry, reviews, articles, at: > http://www.austlit.com/johntranter/ > - ancient history - the late sixties - at: > http://setis.library.usyd.edu.au/tranter/index.html > ______________________________________________ > 39 Short Street, Balmain NSW 2041, Sydney, Australia > tel (+612) 9555 8502 fax (+612) 9818 8569 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%