I
really like W.H.Auden's
Night Mail poem. One time
I was teaching about the
Home Front and life
during WWII, we would
read the poem as part of
an English lesson. A
couple of days later, I
would put the actual film
on the video player. The
class would groan about
another attempted train
indoctination, watching
in a state of apathy.
Then the drum beat
started to a bit of a
stir, then Auden himself
speaking his immortal
words, "This is the
night mail crossing the
Border ..." and they
were hooked! " Can
we listen again?"
Out came their poetry
photcopies and they were
off with Auden, word for
word! Suitably
indocrinated (nb All
these poems are readings
on You Tube)
