National Trust Comments

Amazing poem with compelling imagery and narration. Poem with powerful words created, the addition in cornish is sublimest

" The dumb go down in history and disappear and not one gentleman's been brought to book..." This is realistic and most beatifully expressed to match the theme line of the poem... loved it... Thanks

What a beautiful poem, I love it, thank you for sharing.

Such an interesting poem by Tony Harrison👍👍👍

In the first line, it looks like it should be one not on. As to the content of the poem, we learn one more time it wasn’t only Nazis who did deplorable and inhumane experiments on people and that the haves get away with crimes on the have-nots. Here in America, if it’s on or near the places of the poor, sure, let’s do our dumping there. But never get near the tended gardens or the houses of the rich. -GK

Tussle between the custodian and the culprit magnificently portrayed in this poem.........outstanding........ thanks for sharing

Toungless man gets his land took. So true.

Nice poem, thanks for sharing...

But to learn first. Thanks for sharing.

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