War Photographer Flashcards
(11 cards)
1
Q
spools of suffering set
A
out in ordered rows
2
Q
the only light is red and glows
A
as though this were a church
3
Q
he / a priest preparing to intone mass.
A
Belfast. Beirut. Phnom Penh. All flesh is grass
4
Q
solutions slop in trays beneath his hands
A
which did not tremble then
5
Q
fields which don’t explode beneath the feet
A
of running children in a nightmare heat
6
Q
A stranger’s features faintly start to twise
A
A half formed ghost
7
Q
he sought approval
A
without words to do what someone must.
8
Q
blood stained
A
into foreign dust
9
Q
A hundred agonies in black and white
A
Editor will pick out five or six
10
Q
Reader’s eyeballs prick
A
with tears between the bath and pre-lunch beers
11
Q
he stares impassively at where
A
he earns his living and they do not care
