def handle_resourcelist(ltext, **kwargs):
    '''
    A helper that converts lists of resources from a textual format such as Markdown, including absolutizing relative IRIs
    '''
    base=kwargs.get('base', VERSA_BASEIRI)
    model=kwargs.get('model')
    iris = ltext.strip().split()
    newlist = model.generate_resource()
    for i in iris:
        model.add(newlist, VERSA_BASEIRI + 'item', I(iri.absolutize(i, base)))
    return newlist