Dec 29, 2009

Bushed | Bushed

At a glance:

Author: Earle Birney
First Published: 1951
Type of Work: Narrative
Genres: Poetry, Narrative poetry
Subjects: Magic or magicians, Nature, Death or dying, Canada or Canadians, Mountain life, Life and death, Animals, Mountains, Lakes, Wildlife

The Poem

“Bushed” is a free-verse poem in lines of irregular length that convey the experience of a man who succumbs to nature’s intimidating force. The title’s denotations and connotations are all pertinent to the poem’s meaning. In the first place, the title indicates location: the “bush,” which in Canada refers to those vast areas of wilderness remote from human settlement. Second, to be “bushed” is to be exhausted, to be bereft of strength and therefore incapable of countering force with force or even cunning. In this case, it means also in effect to be...

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Bushed | Bushed

At a glance:

The Poem

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