This poem is taken from PN Review 44, Volume 11 Number 6, July - August 1985.
Herodotus in Egypt Remembers DelosThe ground verdigris, fluffy with young mosquitoes.
Waters
sacred as these, as fatted with reeds. Bronze palms planted
to Sun. Lizards, Nile alligators, hindquarters
rolling on granite sphinx-chippings. Air salted with
confident
brown larks. Travelling, you remember (mind
upturning these foreign priests, find-
...
The page you have requested is restricted to subscribers only. Please enter your username and password and click on 'Continue'.
If you have forgotten your username and password, please enter the email address you used when you joined. Your login details will then be emailed to the address specified.
If you are not a subscriber and would like to enjoy the 288 issues containing over 11,600 poems, articles, reports, interviews and reviews, why not subscribe to the website today?
If you have forgotten your username and password, please enter the email address you used when you joined. Your login details will then be emailed to the address specified.
If you are not a subscriber and would like to enjoy the 288 issues containing over 11,600 poems, articles, reports, interviews and reviews, why not subscribe to the website today?
