I have just had occasion to use the following poem in response to a another's reply. The poem was written by an Australian Assistant Commissioner of Taxation a Dr Keith McHenry. I heard him perform the poem probably the year that he wrote it. It had a simple title 9/11. As far as I'm aware the poem is under copyright but I found a badly presented copy dated 17/09/2002 on the following link (it is the second entry down)
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.That is an incredibly powerful poem, I regret to say that I can’t recall ever hearing about the event. I have just read up on it and it both saddens and angers me. Thanks for sharing
GwenBFree
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Feb 12, 2019
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I got permission to perform it on air on Community radio and used it in my annual remembrance Sunday programme which was always dedicated to all dead of war not just the military combatants.
Hmm, if you are not familiar with the Chilean 1973 coup you are unlikely to know of Victor Jara a Chilean folksinger who was murdered at the stadium after having been tortured. His last song was smuggled out after his death. It is an harrowing paean of overcoming inhumanity to fellow humans.
I do recommend that you listen whilst feeling good about yourself. It was another poem that I performed in the Remembrance programme even though I have a copy of the LP containing this performance:
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