Rattle and Hum

Olde New England Towne

We know what it’s like to feel a seismic shift when reading groundbreakingly good poetry. And with all the talk of earthquakes lately, we thought now would be an opportune moment to consider some tremors of the literary variety. Before we get started, lets take stock and appreciate the movement of the earth and the geologic construction of words. Or as Edward Hitchhock says, “Shall not geology, which is the first science in affording scope for the imagination, be brought into favor with the Muses, and afford themes for the Poet?” Yes, Sir Ed, let’s be taken away with metaphors and metamorphic rock talk. Sifting the interwebs, we dug up this poem written about the 1653 New England earthquake…

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