From the horrors of war, the human condition is laid bare under the terror of power. The Burning Marl, a book of poems by John le Gay Brereton (1919), relays the Australian narrative of the Great War. Of the book’s 18 poems, extracts of 9 have been selected:
- War
- Belgium
- Transports
- The Dirge
- Light Loss
- Death
- The Power of Hell
- The War After the War
- The Patriot
First performed on 10 October 2017 by Lachlan McDonald (baritone) and the composer (piano) at Melba Hall, Melbourne, Australia.