The Hanging

[Knot]

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Hi Gerry,

thanks for confirming TqB's reading.

The problem for me, though, is that mention of the scarf arrives to late in the poem for the revelation that the hanging refers to getting snagged to be either surprising or interesting. Were it closer to the beginning (and more importantly nearer the title and further away from the reveal) it might be more effective. Unlike TqB I never thought he was going to hang himself (a failure of the imagination, on my part, most likely).

Best, Knot

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