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From translations of ancient Tamil texts to contemporary riffs on recession and technology
often in relation to her children
-Jonathan Edwards
where empathy is at once difficult and necessary
Amuse Girl by Hannah Raymond-Cox Simon Armitage From translations of ancient TamilAmuse Girl is a very bad pun on amuse gueule, a small dish sent out by the chef to awaken the diner's palate before a meal. The concept of amuse gueule is also unfairly perceived as slightly naughty, because gueule is another word for 'gob'. The phrase has been hyper corrected to amuse bouche in Western restaurants, but still manages to retain the sense of a euphemism in being a 'mouth amuser'. These poems intended to enliven the palate, satiate the
