Oxygen
Summary
Oxygen
In this poem – dedicated to the elixir of life – the speaker emphasizes the necessity of oxygen for mountaineers. Helen Mort’s second collection of poetry “No Map Could Show Them” offers the readers a variety of perspectives on mountaineering, the human body and gender roles. Her poems navigate proximity and distance, past and present, edges and extremes.
Critical edition
Mort, Helen. "Oxygen." No Map Could Show Them, Chatto & Windus, 2016, p. 59. 14 l., ISBN 9781784740641