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nothing left but the wishbone November sky..
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Headlines:
“Hunger index shows one billion without enough food” (BBC)
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Poem by Claire Everett (see poet biographies). Read more by this poet.
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Tags: Claire Everett, Famine, Food Shortage, Global Hunger Index, Hunger Haiku, Hunger Poem, November Sky, One Billion Starving, Undernourished
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December 4th, 2010 at 8:57 am
This is a very powerful verse. The “wishbone” really magnifies the sense of hopelessness in countries facing a food shortage. Well done!
December 4th, 2010 at 12:44 pm
And an effective use of the technique of focus shift.
Chen-ou
December 7th, 2010 at 1:38 am
A truly sunning poem Claire. And I agree with what Laurence has said – the use of the headline with the poem is devastating.