Three Hundred Words

Three Hundred Words

""Three Hundred Words" for some, is probably a minor, insubstantial piece of poetry, but it actually showcases a number of Roy Harper's techniques and characteristics, so is worthy of further consideration.

According to Harper's spoken introduction on his 1992 Live album, "Born in Captivity II", (re-released in 1993 as "Unhinged") "Three Hundred Words" was written for a benefit concert for Lancashire batsman, Graeme Fowler. It not only concerns one of Harper's most often-cited loves, cricket (see "When An Old Cricketer Leaves The Crease", on the album "HQ"), it also picks up the themes of England, combining historical reminiscences with current events, using minor observations to make major (political) statements, breaking rhymes across lines, and using clever mixed metaphors. It is, therefore, quintessentially Harper.

External links

* [http://www.royharper.com/ Roy Harper Official Site]
* [http://www.iki.fi/musicnaut/royharper.html Excellent Roy Harper resource]


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