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I don't know if anyone mentioned the current issue of Michael Rothenberg's "Big Bridge" (out of Pacifica, CA): September 11, 2001 The Language of War and Peace http://www.bigbridge.org/warpeace.html Michael asked a number of poets for their reactions to the events of 9-11 and the range, I believe, defies mere sentiment with comments from "words fail" to some interesting poetry and observations. Take for instance Bill Berkson: Gloria A large US flag flaps loudly outside our dining room, suspended on a pole from the topmost balcony across the way. I keep taking it for some poor thug running through the late September night, sneakers smacking. 9/25/01 *************** Frank Parker [log in to unmask] http://now.at/frankshome ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Tranter" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2001 9:17 PM Subject: The D & M, from a real pro | Here's something D & M* from a real pro. BBC news says today: | | "Poet laureate Andrew Motion has written a poem for the BBC's live coverage | of the Westminster Abbey service in memory of the British people who died | in the US attacks on 11 September. [....] His role includes marking special | state events with a poem, and previous works include the marriage of Prince | Edward to Sophie Rhys Jones and the Queen Mother's 100th birthday | celebrations." | | Here it is: | | The Voices Live, by Andrew Motion | | The voices live which are the voices lost: | we hear them and we answer, or we try | but words are nervous when we need them most | and shutter, stop, or dully slide away | | so everything they mean to summon up | is always just too far, just out of reach, | unless our memories give time the slip | and learn the lesson that heart-wisdoms teach | | of how in grief we find a way to keep | the dead beside us as our time goes on - | invisible and silent but the deep | foundation of ourselves, our cornerstone. | | ___________________________ | * D & M: Deep and Meaningful |