The Fort Sumter Poem Hoodie | Anachronism Series | Chinese Art

A Historic Poem in the Stars of Fort Sumter.

This comfortable and warm hoodie merges two powerful symbols: the 33-star canton of the Fort Sumter flag, and the literary tradition of Classical Chinese poetry. The 33 characters of an original poem about the American Civil War are laid out to perfectly replicate the star field of the flag that flew at the start of the conflict. The poem itself is a fierce declaration of Unionist and Abolitionist principles. With a soft fleece interior and a spacious front pocket, this hoodie is a stylish and intelligent tribute to the power of ideas to transcend time and place.

Below is a poetic rendering of the poem's meaning, with each line corresponding to a column in the poem (from right to left):

Traitors gnawed at the nation's root,
Their only sentence: death.
Let there be no North or South,
But long live the Republic's liberty!
Strike down the masters, and free the slaves.
This is a nation with no king.
Wide Awakes ('an awakened people') can never be broken.

Product features
- Spacious kangaroo pouch pocket for warmth and convenience.
- Adjustable drawstring hood for a personalized fit.
- Made from a strong cotton-polyester blend for durability.
- Ethically produced with low environmental impact dyes.
- Available for custom embroidery to express personal style.

Care instructions
- Tumble dry: medium
- Iron, steam or dry: low heat
- Do not dryclean
- Machine wash: cold (max 30C or 90F)
- Non-chlorine: bleach as needed


EU representative: HONSON VENTURES LIMITED, gpsr [!at] honsonventures.com, 3, Gnaftis House flat 102, Limassol, Mesa Geitonia, 4003, CY
Product information: Gildan 18500, 2 year warranty in EU and Northern Ireland as per Directive 1999/44/EC
Warnings, Hazard: For adults, Made in Bangladesh
Care instructions: Machine wash: cold (max 30C or 90F), Non-chlorine: bleach as needed, Tumble dry: medium, Iron, steam or dry: low heat, Do not dryclean