out to be exceptionally happy, and Dorothy [Wordsworth] never did anything but support it and call Mary "dear". Yet in the last part of Dorothy's long life (she stayed under her brother's roof until her death at the age of 84), the strains finally emerged and drove her to the edge of madness. from Andrew Motion: The Guardian: The agony, the ecstasy and the hot soup
~~~~~~~~~~~
[Rob Wicks] wanted me to go and meet Harry [Patch], who is 109 years old and the last surviving "Tommy" who fought in the trenches during the First World War, share his memories, then come home to London and write something about him.
If things went well, there would be a second meeting, at which I'd read Harry his poem.
from Andrew Motion: Telegraph: Harry Patch: A century's life shaped by four months at war
~~~~~~~~~~~
The Five Acts of Harry Patch
'The Last Fighting Tommy'
by Andrew Motion
from Andrew Motion: Telegraph: The Five Acts of Harry Patch
~~~~~~~~~~~
No comments :
Post a Comment