Written in memory of her mother, who
died of motor neurone disease in 2012, the poems of Requiem roughly cover the
timespan of an illness, death, and burial. The formal structure is
based on the Catholic Requiem Mass as it has been set as a choral
piece by Giuseppe Verdi, Gabriel Faur‚, Maurice Durufl‚, and many
others. The poems quote from other classical and folk works about the
underworld and the passage into death, juxtaposing the engagement with the old text with modern references. 2. Kyrie Lord have mercy upon her
Christ have mercy upon her
Day have mercy upon her
Night have mercy upon her
Bed have mercy upon her
Hoist have mercy upon her
Catheter have mercy upon her
Needle have mercy upon her
Gastrostomy have mercy upon her
Citalopram have mercy upon her
Riluzole have mercy upon her
Morphine have mercy upon her [...]