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"The Goose and the Common" is poem written by an unknown author, first referenced in 1821.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |last=Boyle |first=James |date=2003 |title=The Second Enclosure Movement and the Construction of the Public Domain |url=http://www.ssrn.com/abstract=470983 |journal=SSRN Electronic Journal |language=en |doi=10.2139/ssrn.470983 |issn=1556-5068}}</ref> |
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| author = Anonymous |
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| publication_date = 1821 |
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| publisher = Tickler Magazine. |
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| country = England |
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| written = late 18th century |
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| form = quatrain |
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| rhyme = AABB |
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| lines = 16 |
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'''"The Goose and the Common"''' is a poem written by an [[unknown author]] that makes a [[social commentary]] on the [[Social justice|social injustice]] caused by the privatization of [[Commons|common land]] during the [[Enclosure|enclosures]] in England.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Biss |first=Eula |date=2022-06-08 |title=The Theft of the Commons |url=https://www.newyorker.com/culture/essay/the-theft-of-the-commons |access-date=2024-03-25 |work=The New Yorker |language=en-US |issn=0028-792X}}</ref> It was first recorded in a magazine in 1821 where it was quoted in full,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Birch |first=Edward |date=February 1821 |title=Unknown |work=Tickler Mag. |pages=45}}</ref> but it is estimated to have been written in the late 18th century.<ref name="Boyle2003">{{Cite journal |last=Boyle |first=James |date=2003 |title=The Second Enclosure Movement and the Construction of the Public Domain |url=http://www.ssrn.com/abstract=470983 |journal=SSRN Electronic Journal |language=en |doi=10.2139/ssrn.470983 |issn=1556-5068}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Conner |first=Cliff |title=The Goose on the Common |url=https://magazine.scienceforthepeople.org/vol24-3-cooperation/the-goose-on-the-common/ |journal=Science for the People |volume=24 |issue=3, Cooperation: Theory and Practice for the Commons}}</ref> The poem is composed of 4 stanzas, each with two pairs of [[Rhyming couplet|rhyming couplets]]. |
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The poem is often quoted or referenced in connection to the privatization of common resources, such as the seed genetics<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Muzaka |first=Valbona |date=April 2021 |title=Stealing the common from the goose: The emergence of Farmers' Rights and their implementation in India and Brazil |url=https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/joac.12398 |journal=Journal of Agrarian Change |language=en |volume=21 |issue=2 |pages=356–376 |doi=10.1111/joac.12398 |issn=1471-0358}}</ref>, the human genome<ref>{{Cite web |title=Who steals the gene from off the common |url=https://www.ft.com/content/d483c562-b485-11df-8208-00144feabdc0 |access-date=2024-03-25 |website=www.ft.com}}</ref> and taxpayer funded drug research.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bollier |first=David |date=1 June 2002 |title=Reclaiming the Commons |url=https://www.bostonreview.net/forum/david-bollier-reclaiming-commons/ |access-date=2024-03-25 |website=Boston Review}}</ref> |
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Who steals the goose from off the common |
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And geese will still a common lack |
And geese will still a common lack |
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Till they go and steal it back|title="The Goose and the Common"|sign=Anonymous}} |
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== Derivative works == |
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In the 2019 album, ''Enclosure,'' by the Askew Sisters, the poem is sung accompanied by cello and triangle in the track "Goose and Common".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Blake |first=Thomas |date=2019-05-01 |title=The Askew Sisters: Enclosure |url=https://klofmag.com/2019/05/the-askew-sisters-enclosure/ |access-date=2024-03-25 |website=KLOF Mag |language=en-GB}}</ref> |
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A 2020 music video, "The Goose and the Common", was a collaboration between Shadab Shayegan (director, animation) and Heaven Sent Cat (music). The poem is fully included with the lyrics.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Letschnig |first=Melanie |title=The Goose and the Common |url=http://www.sixpackfilm.com/en/catalogue/2640/ |access-date=2024-03-25 |website=sixpackfilm |language=en}}</ref> |
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== References == |
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Revision as of 18:08, 25 March 2024
| The Goose and the Common | |
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| by Anonymous | |
| Written | late 18th century |
| Country | England |
| Form | quatrain |
| Rhyme scheme | AABB |
| Publisher | Tickler Magazine. |
| Publication date | 1821 |
| Lines | 16 |
"The Goose and the Common" is a poem written by an unknown author that makes a social commentary on the social injustice caused by the privatization of common land during the enclosures in England.[1] It was first recorded in a magazine in 1821 where it was quoted in full,[2] but it is estimated to have been written in the late 18th century.[3][4] The poem is composed of 4 stanzas, each with two pairs of rhyming couplets.
The poem is often quoted or referenced in connection to the privatization of common resources, such as the seed genetics[5], the human genome[6] and taxpayer funded drug research.[7]
Text
The law locks up the man or woman
Who steals the goose from off the common
But leaves the greater villain loose
Who steals the common from off the goose.
The law demands that we atone
When we take things we do not own
But leaves the lords and ladies fine
Who take things that are yours and mine.
The poor and wretched don’t escape
If they conspire the law to break;
This must be so but they endure
Those who conspire to make the law.
The law locks up the man or woman
Who steals the goose from off the common
And geese will still a common lack
Till they go and steal it back— Anonymous, "The Goose and the Common"[3]
Derivative works
In the 2019 album, Enclosure, by the Askew Sisters, the poem is sung accompanied by cello and triangle in the track "Goose and Common".[8]
A 2020 music video, "The Goose and the Common", was a collaboration between Shadab Shayegan (director, animation) and Heaven Sent Cat (music). The poem is fully included with the lyrics.[9]
References
- ^ Biss, Eula (2022-06-08). "The Theft of the Commons". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
- ^ Birch, Edward (February 1821). "Unknown". Tickler Mag. p. 45.
- ^ a b Boyle, James (2003). "The Second Enclosure Movement and the Construction of the Public Domain". SSRN Electronic Journal. doi:10.2139/ssrn.470983. ISSN 1556-5068.
- ^ Conner, Cliff. "The Goose on the Common". Science for the People. 24 (3, Cooperation: Theory and Practice for the Commons).
- ^ Muzaka, Valbona (April 2021). "Stealing the common from the goose: The emergence of Farmers' Rights and their implementation in India and Brazil". Journal of Agrarian Change. 21 (2): 356–376. doi:10.1111/joac.12398. ISSN 1471-0358.
- ^ "Who steals the gene from off the common". www.ft.com. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
- ^ Bollier, David (1 June 2002). "Reclaiming the Commons". Boston Review. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
- ^ Blake, Thomas (2019-05-01). "The Askew Sisters: Enclosure". KLOF Mag. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
- ^ Letschnig, Melanie. "The Goose and the Common". sixpackfilm. Retrieved 2024-03-25.