from his experiences in the second world war. "The Rhyme of the Flying Bomb", for example, tells the story of an infant subjected to the terrors of the Blitz. It features a sailor who runs through the city streets with the baby in his arms. The poem's innocent ballad form seems utterly incongruous, given the harsh material, with the shattered rooftops and "monkey-flames" of bombs that destroy everything in sight.from Jay Parini: The Guardian: Far from Gormenghast
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