Beslan-Not Forgotten

By John Haughton

Beslan-Not Forgotten is an extended poem chronicling and analysing the sad story of the sacrificing of hundreds of children in a junior school in Beslan, Northern Ossetia for a cause identified in the course of the poem. It includes historical analysis. Commemorates the brave citizens of Beslan and lends its support to their suffering. The title includes the words not forgotten as there is a danger that these kind of atrocities can be so easily airbrushed out of history.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse UK
• Release date: Sep 26, 2014
• ISBN: 9781496983831

John Haughton

John Haughton is author of the ‘Silver Lining’ which is the story of the Irish Aviatrix, Lady Heath and the history of irish aviation in the 1930s. He is editor of two anthologies of peotry about the environment, written by pupils of the Ballyfermot schools in Dublin, under the title, ‘The Forest of children Dreaming’. Some of John’s poems are included in the anthologies: ‘Migrating Minds’ -Bayside Writers- and ‘Trinity Collage’ -Trinity Writers. He was joint editor with Rosemarie Rowley of the Cáirde na Coille anthology ‘Seeing the Wood and the Trees’. The Claddagh Ring: This ring has distinctive design features, two hands holding a heart, and usually surmounted by a crown. The hands denote friendship and togetherness, the heart itself signifies love and the crown symbolises loyalty.

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Published by AuthorHouse 9/25/2014

ISBN: 978-1-4969-8382-4 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-4969-8383-1 (e)

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Contents

Part One – First Day at School Number One

Part Two – Visions of Armageddon

Part Three – Beslan – a Lost Generation

Part Four – The Last Goodbye

Part Five – The Beslan Not-forgotten