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Erasure Poem Mapes Hitting Men
12020-11-16T00:05:18+00:00Hailey Hanksc846a50a80730038ba0a581fbb4fcb3a88092e0e52Erasure poem using the scene of Mapes beating the men in turn from the typescript draft.plain2020-11-22T18:03:20+00:00Hailey Hanksc846a50a80730038ba0a581fbb4fcb3a88092e0e
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1media/Cherie Quarters.jpg2020-11-16T00:16:17+00:00Again, Far From Home21image_header2020-11-28T21:19:46+00:00By Hailey Rose Hanks
Below is a typescript draft of the scene in which Mapes beats the old men one by one. The erasure poem that follows, entitled "Again, Far From Home," employs the technique of redaction to highlight the repetitive nature of this scene and the violence that the old men endure. Their commitment to standing together as they continue to reassert "I kilt" is also reflected. The technique of redaction itself is important for the movement of the poem and for understanding Mapes's view of the men. Many identifying details of the men revealed by the narrator have been redacted, leaving Mapes's prejudices bare as he requests "another one" and "another one."