The Grammar of Self
George Watt
In THE GRAMMAR OF SELF, George Watt presents a lifetime of memories, which seemingly move at random from decade to decade, from continent to continent, from cosmos to microcosm. It does have one central goal: to look at poetry as an attempt towards...
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In THE GRAMMAR OF SELF, George Watt presents a lifetime of memories, which seemingly move at random from decade to decade, from continent to continent, from cosmos to microcosm. It does have one central goal: to look at poetry as an attempt towards objectification of aspects of personal identity, as a means through which the self may be confronted, challenged and celebrated. But the volume of verse does more than that as it subscribes to a notion from Thomas Szasz about the self: it is “not something that one finds. It is something that one creates.” (T.S. Szasz, The Second Sin (New York: Anchor Press, 1973, p. 49.) This volume accepts that the poetic text, or multiples thereof, is one means through which a self finds articulation. This articulation is open-ended, chaotic, composed of innumerable experiential fragments that come from deed, time, place and person. The self in this volume is composed of psychic jigsaw pieces (single poems) each of which assert their right to placement, but which will never collate into a perfect picture. This volume of poetry is a collection of many of these pieces, which together present an incomplete movement towards Szaszian self-creation. Duration - 4h 12m. Author - George Watt. Narrator - George Watt. Published Date - Thursday, 02 January 2025. Copyright - © 2024 Proverse Hong Kong ©.
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English
Opening Credits
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About the book
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About the poet
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Title page
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Acknowledgments
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Why I Write Poetry
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Introduction
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1. Treacle Toffee and the Grammar of Self
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STAVE ONE--FOR UKRAINE
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2. The Valley of Elah: 1000 BCE
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3. Malta:1565. The Great Seige
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4. Finland: 1939. The Winter War
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5. The Mekong Delta, Vietnam: Tet 1968
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6. Belfast 1975: The Boys' Brigade
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7. The Honey Bee
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STAVE TWO--A PLACE IN TIME
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8. R & R
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9. Seeking One Thing
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10. Spring Snow
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11. St Xavier's
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12. The Little Blue Car
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13. Madam Nhu's Response
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14. In a Mother's Kitchen
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15. The Waiting Room
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16. The Buddha's New Eyes
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17. Almost In Paradise: 1968
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18. An Improbable Ruin
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19. Little Lion Teeth
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20. At Ningbo Zoo
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21. Boy On A Boat
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22. By A River in Zhejiang Province
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23. City Streets
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24. Eagle-Owl in a Yunan Chophouse
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25. Entre Chien et Loup
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26. Evening Sun In An Empty Room
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27. Fine Art
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28. Accidental Mirror
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29. Many Moons
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30. Heiwa Koen at Dusk
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STAVE THREE--AUSTERITY, GLASGOW'S CHILD 1952-60
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31. Christmas Ritual
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32. Empty
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33. The Flower-Pot Men
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34. Go In Soon
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35. Hogmanay
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36. Poor Oot
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37. D H Lawrence & Christmas
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38. Steam Train
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39. Steamies
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40. Green Walls
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41. Geraniums
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42. What Matters Now
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STAVE FOUR--IN MEMORIAM
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43. The Blackbirds
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44. The Doll's House
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45. Desire In Winter
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46. From a Hospital Bed
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47. Mist
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STAVE FIVE--GOING AFTER BURKE AND WILLS
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48. Death Of Burke & Wills
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49. Eight sonnets
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50. Etchings
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STAVE SIX--IN LINEAR PARK
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51. An Embarrassment of Pleasure
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52. Snake In Hiding
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53. The Core
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54. The Red Slipper
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55. Anagnorisis
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56. Boy On A Log, Writing
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57. On A Linear Park Bench
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STAVE SEVEN--OUTSIDERS
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58. Five Haiku
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59. Forest Lodge at Midnight
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60. Insignificant is Fine for Now
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61. Memory in C Minor
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62. Near a Packet of Cornflakess
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63. Possession
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64. The Self-Indulgent Image
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65. To Wait
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66. Trying Too Hard
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67. Welcome Stranger
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8. STAVE EIGHT--WHIMSY
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68. The Death of Scriabin
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69. Automaton
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70. Lot and His Daughters
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71. The Music Has Seen To It
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72. Why?
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73. No Clear Sense of Direction
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74. Plant a Tree
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75. A New Friend
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76. Slow-Eating Snake
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77. After the Flood
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78. At Uluru: A Dream
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79. Beggar and Bird
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80. Buried Secret
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81. Facebook--Fifty Years On
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82. God, Bottles & Mrs Levi
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83. In The Hallmark Aisle
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84. Wrapping
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85. Three Whimsical Sonnets
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Advance Comment 1
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Advance Comment 2
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Advance Comment 3
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Ending Credits
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