Authorial Imposition Poem by Douglas Scotney
Authorial Imposition
After escaping from a harsh French concentration camp
for Spanish Republican refugees,
a camp in which dried cod, watery lentils, stale bread
and cold coffee were the regular fare,
Victor sat down to a meal provided by a couple of English Quakers.
The author/narrator
is imposing a lot, you feel,
by writing, 'Despite being English,
they served an edible meal.'
The escape, The Retirado (Withdrawal) , which involved up to a half a million refugees, came to an end on 13 Feb 1939 when Franco's troops reached the French border. The 80th anniversary is being commemorated this Feb.2020.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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4/26/2024 1:53:14 AM # 1.0.0.1119
Author or narrator is imposing a lot. This poem is definitely very interesting and brilliantly penned.