Benedicta Froelich

Call Me Cherry - a Poem for Apsley Cherry-garrard Benedicta Froelich

A poem on Apsley Cherry-Garrard, the intrepid and long-suffering member of Captain Scott's Terra Nova Expedition (1910-1913) who could not forgive himself for having survived the South Pole nightmare when his best friends and team mates had perished with their leader. And yet, despite the almost unbearable sufferings, 'Cherry', as he was called by all, eventually succeeded in overcoming his demons with the loving help of his wife and his own resilience - and thanks to the literary masterpiece he wrote at G. B. Shaw's insistence: 'The Worst Journey in the World', now a classic of travel literature - the story of his ultimate struggle and triumph and the best tribute to his fallen friends and comrades.