Bars and Shadows: The Prison Poems of Ralph Chaplin
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CONTENTS PS INTRODUCTION, 5 MOURN NOT THE DEAD, 1 3 TAPS, 14 NIGHT IN THE CELL HOUSE, 15 PRISON SHADOWS, 16 PRISON REVEILLE, 1 7 PRISON NOCTURNE, 18 THE WARRIOR WIND, 19 To FREEDOM, 21 THE VISION MAKER, 22 DISTANCES, 23 PHANTOMS, 24 SEVEN LITTLE SPARROWS, 25 SALAAM, 26 THE WEST is DEAD, 29 UP FROM YOUR KNEES, 30 THE EUNUCH, 31 I. W. W. PRISON SONG, 33 To FRANCE, 34 VlLLANELLE, 35 WESLEY EVEREST, 36 THE INDUSTRIAL HERETICS, 37 BLOOD AND WINE, 38 THE RED GUARD, 40 THE RED FEAST, 41 THE GIRLS WHO SANG FOR Us, 43 To EDITH, 44 SONG OF SEPARATION, 45 To MY LITTLE SON, 46 ESCAPED, 47 RETROSPECT, 48 L...
Chapters (32)
- BARS AND SHADOWS
- INTRODUCTION
- MOURN NOT THE DEAD
- TAPS
- NIGHT IN THE CELL HOUSE
- PRISON SHADOWS
- PRISON REVEILLE
- PRISON NOCTURNE
- THE WARRIOR WIND
- TO FREEDOM
- THE VISION MAKER
- DISTANCES
- PHANTOMS
- SEVEN LITTLE SPARROWS
- SALAAM!
- THE WEST IS DEAD
- UP FROM YOUR KNEES
- THE EUNUCH
- I. W. W. PRISON SONG
- TO FRANCE
- VILLANELLE
- WESLEY EVEREST
- THE INDUSTRIAL HERETICS
- BLOOD AND WINE
- THE RED GUARD
- THE RED FEAST
- THE GIRLS WHO SANG FOR US
- TO EDITH
- SONG OF SEPARATION
- TO MY LITTLE SON
- ESCAPED!
- RETROSPECT
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