One last Masefield note
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In case any of you were wondering what my weird fascination with this Masefield character is, I can tell you: it’s Star Trek!
Masefield is one of the only poets mentioned by name in the Star Trek universe, specifically in the much-maligned Star Trek V when Kirk quotes from a line of the poem herein posted. Kirk quotes the line, McCoy misidentifies it as Melville, and Spock corrects him with Masefield.
Now be on your guard, fellow Trek-geeks! Tell me this:
- Star Trek V is the first time Masefield is named in Star Trek, but it’s not the first time Kirk REFERENCES the poet – who can tell me the other time?
- Who can tell me three other poets mentioned by name in Star Trek? Excluding Shakespeare, of course, and also excluding non-human poets, ya frickin nerds. . .
You can draw from the movies or any of the series, and the first person to get 1 and 2 gets a free book!
(and also, for those of you who seem intent on emailing me privately about every post: feel free to actually post a comment for all to see! Much as I like all the new friends I’m making, this IS supposed to be a place where I talk and you all talk too, right? So don’t be bashful …)
Originally published at Stevereads, August 2006