To An Athlete Dying Young by A E Housman (read by Tom OBedlam)

Although this poem is memorable and well crafted, it s hard to find any sympathy with its message. Here s a parody of Housman by Hugh Kingsmill which even Housman himself acknowleged as noteworthy: What, still alive at twentytwo, A clean upstanding chap like you Why, if your throat is hard to slit, Slit your girl s and swing for it Like enough you won t be glad When they come to hang you, lad. But bacon s not the only thing Cured by hanging from a string. br, br,