Hewett gestorben

Die australische Dichterin Dorothy Hewett: („poet, playwright, novelist and bohemian“, Feministin, „grande dame of the australian literature“) starb im Alter von 79 Jahren.

An obituary. (From The Age.)
More on the Australian poet. (From The Age.)

Auszug aus einem Gedicht:

where are the lips now Alice
that opened to the man you loved
& the strong thighs
that held him close as birth?
Three feet is enough in the clay
three feet of earth is deep
they sleep sound they settle down
the sweet flesh falls off
like a snake’s skin

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