You might find it useful to read this to help understnad what this poem is about - if it is about anything specifically. http://www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/poetry/poets/john-burnside
And this is very good on language and structure. https://djn2mgzx0uvlm.cloudfront.net/Guardian_RootRepository/Saras/ContentPackaging/UploadRepository/64527/47043dfcf41643faad03043aca9ca136/ExtractsfromTheArtofPoetry1JohnBurnsidesHistoryfromNeilBowen.pdf
You might find it useful to read this to help understnad what this poem is about - if it is about anything specifically.
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The article on this in AS Blog is quite good.
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And this is very good on language and structure.
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