Tuesday, December 31, 2002
Dan, The Wreck Comments
Rating: ★2.9
Tall, and stout, and solid-looking,
Yet a wreck;
None would think Death's finger's hooking
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7/28/2025 12:14:59 PM # 1.0.0
Portraits of single individuals are relatively rare in poetry and this is one of the best. What I particularly like about this poem is the way that Lawson, who despite his unschooled style was a master of poetic form, uses the difference between the 'long 'and the 'short' lines to create tonal differences. Read the poem aloud and you'll see what I mean.