Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Great Regulars: It is one of the most accessible

of the dialect poems: any moments of puzzlement are easily resolved by saying it aloud. You don't need the Dorset glossary--except perhaps for "hatch" in the second line--meaning "a little gate".

[by William Barnes]

Our Be'thplace

from Carol Rumens: The Guardian: Books blog: Poem of the week: Our Be'thplace by William Barnes

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