"Deep Sorriness Atonement Song" by Glyn Maxwell (poetry reading)

the Red Indians sold Manhattan to settlers for beads and trinkets
Adolf Hitler's views are no longer considered respectable by most people
The Quarrymen were later substantially reformed as The Beatles
The Great Fire of London started in Pudding Lane

Onan kept spilling his seed (and was the name of Dorothy Parker's canary, I think).
Scott lost the race to the South Pole to the Norwegian Amundsen
"nul points" refers to the Eurovision song contest, scored in French
All the other allusions you should be able to figure out.

I'm dubious about one line: what I would have said is, "spilled the pint of a Glaswegian"

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• Deep
• Sorriness
• Atonement
• Song
• Glyn
• Maxwell

[centropaoffice]

A terrific poet and a great poem, but the fun of it is, at least to me, to read it really fast. I think I've bought everything Maxwell's written and will continue to do so.

[paulism100]

I wasn't familiar with Glyn. Off to the book store.

[mikepalomino]

Great reading!

[HealingGaia]

I think greyhoundfriend123 sums it up, really... "I never realized there can be so much to learn from poems."

Thanks for your terrific readings, and for promoting the love for and interest in poetry here on YT :)))

[greyhoundfriend123]

I never realized there can be so much to learn from poems. The information you add is very helpful and much appreciated. The combination of your selections, research and comments are appreciated as much as your beautiful speaking voice.

[EarlZetland]

Thank you for this. I find so many new poems through your readings, so many of which I enjoy.

Thanks!