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Land of The Dead, the poetry of oblivion

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The end? The beginning? The great drama, the great conflict. It is the culmination of our lives, it is the destination we have journeyed towards since birth, and we have no idea what it is. Disaster, death, celebration. What drives us? what defines...

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Eruption, a haiku chain

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                                Found poem (Front page, Chicago Daily News, May 9th, 1902)
                            
                              
                              
                                
                                  
                                  
                                
                              
                             
                            

                            

                              
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Found poem (Front page, Chicago Daily News, May 9th, 1902)
Covered with ashes,
fire and smoke from volcanoes,
enveloped in dust.
Enveloped in dust,
impenetrable darkness,
not a soul was seen.
Not a soul was seen
and no news had been received,
total destruction.
(The article used was about the eruption of Mt. Pelee in Martinique, resulting in over 30,000 deaths)
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