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    on Spring by Charles I de Valois, Duke of Orleans, 4 hours ago

    Vair

    From guest Jim Pickette (contact)
    Are there any other Medieval poetic renderings of 'vair'?


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    on An Irish Airman Foresees His Death by William Butler Yeats, 5 hours ago

    Airman death poem

    From guest sanjay (contact)
    I like this poem and i want to teach the same poem to my child.


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    on Rouen by May Wedderburn Cannan, 5 hours ago

    Notes on this poem

    From guest spoons (contact)
    beds with sheets would only be present at Casualty Clearing Station 5-9 miles behind the line, the first stage of field evacuation with organised wards and operating theatres (albeit either tented or hutted) Tatties are a form of door, usually self closing, hence the 'clicking'. These doors have a grass/rush skin and when kept damp provide a crude air conditioning system as the air moves through the hut. Palour is simply the nickname given to the rest room for nursing and support staff in this poem, no doubt a room temporarily used as such and, therefore, the ironic use of 'palour' as the term usually referred to the best room in the house to welcome visitors.

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