"Quaker Graveyard in Nantucket" by Robert Lowell (poetry reading)

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This is dedicated to Warren Winslow, a cousin of Lowell, who died at sea when his ship sank. The opening quotation was from Genesis, but it's inexact. Clamavimus means "we cry out to you" (I think) There are many references to Moby Dick, such as the boat's name "Pequod". The poem has been reviwed extensively on the web. There's more notes here: tinyurl.com en.wikipedia.org Our Lady of Walsingham is at the Slipper Chapel, Walsingham, Norfolk, England. "Pilgrims have made the journey to ...