Today is UNESCO World Poetry Day, so here's a poem by Tony Harrison titled Social Mobility.
Ah, the proved advantages of scholarship!
Whereas his dad took cold tea for his snap,
he slaves at nuances, knows at just one sip
Chateau Lafitte from Chateau Neuf du Pape.
Two worlds, irony, scepticism and just a hint of self loathing, all in four lines: not bad going.
*Native Nations*
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The authro is Kathleen Duval, and the subtitle is A Millennium in North
America. This is an excellent book. Here is one excerpt, strung together
by me ...
5 hours ago