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In his first full-length poetic work, celebrated poetry anthologist Paul B. Janeczko creates a stirring fictional account of the 1944 Hartford circus fire.
One summer afternoon in 1944, hundreds of circus lovers crowded under the big top in Hartford, Connecticut, breathlessly waiting for the show to begin. Minutes later, the event took a horrifying turn when a fire broke out and spread rapidly through the tent, claiming the lives of 167 souls and injuring some 500 more. Sixty years later, Paul B. Janeczko recalls that tragic event by bringing to life some unforgettable voices — from circus performers to seasoned fans, from firefighters and nurses to the little girl known as Little Miss 1565, a child whose body was never claimed. This spare, startling book uses the lyrical power of language to render historical tragedy with a human face, leaving an emotional impact young readers will not soon forget.
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One summer afternoon in 1944, hundreds of circus lovers crowded under the big top in Hartford, Connecticut, breathlessly waiting for the show to begin. Minutes later, the event took a horrifying turn when a fire broke out and spread rapidly through the tent, claiming the lives of 167 souls and injuring some 500 more. Sixty years later, Paul B. Janeczko recalls that tragic event by bringing to life some unforgettable voices — from circus performers to seasoned fans, from firefighters and nurses to the little girl known as Little Miss 1565, a child whose body was never claimed. This spare, startling book uses the lyrical power of language to render historical tragedy with a human face, leaving an emotional impact young readers will not soon forget.
We laid nine hundred feet of hose
then another hundred and a half.
About a ton of hose.
But we all knew
we were too late.
There was no tent
just folding chairs
and bleachers blazing
like nobody's business.
Too hot to get close.
See, they dip
their chairs in paint
and hang them up to dry,
so as the years pass
they're adding another layer of paint
eager to burn.
But that's not half the problem
of the tent itself.
To keep the rain out
they coat the canvas
with paraffin mixed with gasoline,
laid on good and thick with stiff brooms.
Oh, that waterproofs it all right—
been doing it that way for years—
but what does it give you?
One huge candle
just waiting for a light.
then another hundred and a half.
About a ton of hose.
But we all knew
we were too late.
There was no tent
just folding chairs
and bleachers blazing
like nobody's business.
Too hot to get close.
See, they dip
their chairs in paint
and hang them up to dry,
so as the years pass
they're adding another layer of paint
eager to burn.
But that's not half the problem
of the tent itself.
To keep the rain out
they coat the canvas
with paraffin mixed with gasoline,
laid on good and thick with stiff brooms.
Oh, that waterproofs it all right—
been doing it that way for years—
but what does it give you?
One huge candle
just waiting for a light.
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