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Clowns in Kabul sequence   poetry   "I wasn't there. I only heard. The story came"
Is part of The War Sonnets Barry Hill , 2003 sequence poetry
Issue Details: First known date: 2003... 2003 Clowns in Kabul
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Notes

  • Sequence of three numbered poems.

  • In February 2003 a group of clowns from Italy, the United States, South Africa, Japan, Argentina, Australia and The Netherlands travelled to Afghanistan to tour orphanages and hospitals and hearten young victims of war.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon Arena Magazine no. 64 April-May 2003 Z1030579 2003 periodical issue 2003 pg. pp.25, 28, 35
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon The War Sonnets Barry Hill , Warners Bay : Picaro Press , 2006 Z1364773 2006 selected work poetry Warners Bay : Picaro Press , 2006 pg. 3-5
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Last amended 1 May 2003 16:20:59
Subjects:
  • c
    Afghanistan,
    c
    South Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,
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