The Edge of the Map

7 echoes · 19 min

sea

We follow the tide out to the edge of the map and home again, where every crossing is also a leaving.

01The Edge of the MapOpening1:23
02OpeningSetting the stage1:12
03Down on the ShoreWilliam Allingham · The Shore1:48
04From Allingham to CarmanBridge0:39
05A Song Before SailingBliss Carman · Setting Out1:59
06From Carman to KingsleyBridge0:35
07The Three FishersCharles Kingsley · The Cost1:21
08From Kingsley to ArnoldBridge0:54
09Dover BeachMatthew Arnold · Ebb Tide2:43
10From Arnold to BenétBridge0:37
11Ebb-TideWilliam Rose Benét · Slack Water2:22
12The Edge of the MapInterlude0:41
13From Benét to LazarusBridge0:49
14Long Island SoundEmma Lazarus · The Turn0:58
15From Lazarus to BensonBridge0:48
16The CornishmanStella Benson · Homecoming1:35
17After the VoyageClosing0:41
18The Edge of the MapClosing1:20

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