Ram organizes church picnics at which the simple folk engage in various
pious pass-times, like making doilies and reading poems. Because most of
the picnicers find poetry such a bore he has the readers perform them as
far from hearing as possible. The inclement weather is no more intended
than are the ants.
Mark
At 08:17 PM 6/4/2001 +0100, david.bircumshaw wrote:
>I'm sorry, Ram, but why is it, in your ineffable sense of drop-in
>superiority, that you never deign to engage in dialogue with us mere
>mortals?
>
>Lack of grant support for instance?
>
>Tell me who you are, Ram, what your circumstances are, then I might believe
>you.
>
>Best
>
>Dave
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "david.bircumshaw" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Monday, June 04, 2001 7:33 PM
>Subject: Re: Poetry on the Peaks--Poetry readings on the Seven Summits and
>other mountains
>
>
>> I think this very prejudiced against people who live below sea-level and
>> also can't drive. In fact, I'm very annoyed at this assumption of
>travelling
>> capacities among poets, whom, as we know, are completely unable to manage
>a
>> vehicle and also too poor to manage air fares. Like me., for instance.
>>
>> And who don't have fancy connections in New York, unless, that is we're
>not
>> any good, but might dream of climbing those Peaks, without any secure
>sense
>> of hope.
>>
>>
>> best
>>
>> Dave
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Ram Devineni" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Monday, June 04, 2001 3:20 PM
>> Subject: Poetry on the Peaks--Poetry readings on the Seven Summits and
>other
>> mountains
>>
>>
>> > I am working on another program called Poetry on the
>> > Peaks which will continue the UN's Dialogue Among
>> > Civilizations Through Poetry program started this
>> > year. Poetry on the Peaks will happen next year and
>> > will celebrate the UN's International Year of
>> > Mountains. The goal of the program is to setup at
>> > least 12-15 poetry readings on 12-15 mountaintops
>> > around the world and corresponding readings in cities
>> > nearby. The readings will happened throughout 2002.
>> >
>> > So far, I have commitments from Mr. Gordon Janow with
>> > Alpine Ascents International based in Seattle and Eric
>> > Simonson with International Mountain Guides based in
>> > Portland. Together they will read poems on most of
>> > the mountaintops listed below. Also, Pulitzer Prize
>> > winning poet and mountain-climber Gary Snyder may
>> > climb the Alps next spring 2002 and read a poem on
>> > behalf of this program.
>> >
>> > The preliminary list of mountains are:
>> > The Seven Summits (tallest mountains on each of the
>> > seven continents)
>> >
>> > 1. Aconcagua, Argentina
>> > 2. Carstensz Pyramid, Irian Jaya, Indonesia
>> > 3. Denali, Alaska, USA
>> > 4. Mount Everest, Nepal
>> > 5. Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, Africa
>> > 6. Vinson Massif, Antarctica
>> > 7. Elbrus, Russia
>> >
>> > 8. Mount Rainier, Washington, USA
>> > 9. Pico de Orizaba & Iztaccihuatl, Mexico
>> > 10. The Matterhorn, Switzerland or somewhere in the
>> > Alps
>> > 11. Banaff Mountain, Canada
>> > 12. Mt. Fugi, Japan
>> > 13. Stone Mountain, Georgia, USA (mentioned in Martin
>> > Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech)
>> > 14. Mount Moriah, Jerusalem, Israel (Site of the
>> > Temple Mount)
>> > 15. Drakensberg Mountains, South Africa
>> >
>> > Someone from Janow's or Simonson's group will read a
>> > poem on the first 10 mountains on the list.
>> >
>> > We are working on setting up readings in corresponding
>> > cities to work in conjunction with the reading on the
>> > mountain. For example, we hope to have a reading at
>> > Windybrow Centre for the Arts, Johannesburg, South
>> > Africa for the reading in the Drakensberg Mountains. A
>> > reading in Atlanta sponsored by Five Points magazine
>> > for the reading on Stone Mountain and so on.
>> >
>> > If you have any questions or liked to be involved,
>> > please call me at 1-212-723-4125 or email me at
>> > [log in to unmask] . Information about
>> > Dialogue Among Civilizations Through Poetry can be
>> > found at http://www.dialoguepoetry.org and information
>> > about the UN's International Year of Mountains can be
>> > found at http://www.mountains2002.org/
>> >
>> >
>> > Thank You,
>> > Ram Devineni
>> > Program Coordinator
>> >
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>>
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