The Magpies

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The Magpies

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“Quardle oodle ardle wardle doodle”. Denis Glover’s classic poem The Magpies has inspired plays, art by Dick Frizzell, spats about onomatopoeia, and this 1974 short film, produced by publisher Alister Taylor. It centres around Glover musing on Magpies in his smoky Terrace flat in Wellington, during an interview with Glover’s son Rupert. Bookending the interview are two readings of the poem by director Martyn Sanderson. Sanderson’s memorable voice scores scenes of rural decay, and animation in...

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Video

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1974

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poetry / poem / magpie / terrace / denis glover / farm / 40s / forties / depression / canterbury / allen curnow / mortgage / wellington / smoking / whiskey / alister taylor

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