The Ballad of Amaruq the Eskimo and His Ill-Fated Kayak

an epic poem of Arctic adversity

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Up in the Arctic’s realm of boundless snow
where glaciers stretch as far as eye can see
a heavy set and fur-clad Eskimo
(encountering a fearsome undertow)
set out atop his raft to brave the sea