Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Great Regulars: The poem is dedicated to the Welsh poet

and artist Alan Perry, who once taught [Stephen] Knight, and himself wrote a poem called "Our Father" which covers some similar (sandy) ground; the dark changes Knight has made to Perry's cheerful seaside piece further accentuate these mysteries.

Our Father

After Alan Perry

from The Times Literary Supplement: Poem of the Week: Our Father

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