1111: The Nation by Roy Fisher
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Today\\u2019s poem is The Nation by Roy Fisher.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes\\u2026 \\u201cIt\\u2019s important for us to avoid what Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka once phrased as \\u201csaline consciousness,\\u201d that is, the belief that only what lies within our boundaries is worth noticing. We can roam beyond our familiar provinces. Today\\u2019s poem satirizes a vision of nationhood that only sees itself in relation to the known and all that has been sanctioned.\\u201d
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