Godwin, Elizabeth Anne

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The GooseVolume 15 | No. 2 Article 182-20-2017ChalkedElizabeth Anne GodwinUniversity of Wales AberystwythPart of the Critical and Cultural Studies Commons, Literature in English, North AmericaCommons, Nature and Society Relations Commons, and the Place and Environment CommonsFollow this and additional works at / Suivez-nous ainsi que d’autres travaux et œuvres:https://scholars.wlu.ca/thegooseThis article is brought to you for free and open access by Scholars Commons @ Laurier. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Goose by anauthorized editor of Scholars Commons @ Laurier. For more information, please contact scholarscommons@wlu.ca.Cet article vous est accessible gratuitement et en libre accès grâce à Scholars Commons @ Laurier. Le texte a été approuvé pour faire partie intégrantede la revue The Goose par un rédacteur autorisé de Scholars Commons @ Laurier. Pour de plus amples informations, contactezscholarscommons@wlu.ca.Recommended Citation / Citation recommandéeGodwin, Elizabeth A.. "Chalked." The Goose, vol. 15 , no. 2 , article 18, 2017,https://scholars.wlu.ca/thegoose/vol15/iss2/18.  Chalked		recently	expelled	something	had	frittered	away																																															the	tinnitus	of	history			the	roofs			the	walls																																																																																																stand	dismayed	in	the	stopped	air	of	the	afternoon		something	on	a	broken	wall	a	hook	of	superstition											a	chrysalis	hangs			fogged	and	ditched	deaf	in	its	second	skin	cleaving	the	sway	of	the	weather			no	body		something	lives	here	mud	then	wire						words	break	step	with	light	tilt	the	stones		names	voices	erased		something	passes	through				a	distance		shivers				spilt	light			chalk	and	flint		bones	here			then					now	something	restless			here	in	double	trust					ELIZABETH	JARDINE	GODWIN’s	current	creative	and	critical	work	is	concerned	with	the	effects	of	landscape,	building,	and	memory. 1Godwin: ChalkedPublished by / Publié par Scholars Commons @ Laurier, 2017

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