"Black Flag" in Collected Poems (1983)
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For out of black
soul's night have stirred
dawn's cold gleam,
morning's singing bird.
Let black day die,
let black flag fall,
let raven call,
let new day dawn
of black reborn.
— George Woodcock
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "For out of black
soul's night have stirred
dawn's cold gleam,
morning's singing bird.
Let black day die,
let black flag fall,
let raven call,
let new day dawn
of black reborn. " in the context of ""Black Flag" in Collected Poems (1983)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About George Woodcock
George Woodcock (8 May 1912 – 28 January 1995) was a Canadian writer of political biography and history, essayist, literary critic, poet, anarchist, and pacifist. In 1959 he founded the journal Canadian Literature, the first academic journal specifically dedicated to Canadian writing. He is perhaps most famous for his work: Anarchism : A History of Libertarian Ideas and Movements (1962).
About George Woodcock
George Woodcock (8 May 1912 – 28 January 1995) was a Canadian writer of political biography and history, essayist, literary critic, poet, anarchist, and pacifist. In 1959 he founded the journal Canadian Literature, the first academic journal specifically dedicated to Canadian writing. He is perhaps most famous for his work: Anarchism : A History of Libertarian Ideas and Movements (1962).
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