> Thanks, Dave, I think I'll go and write a footy poem now. Of course, the
> First Ashes Test starts tonight (Aussie time) in England, so I may get
> distracted by the Greatest Game on Earth: cricket. (Even Basho wrote
> cricket poems :-> )
>
Golly, I wrote a 'footy' poem once, but I did have the excuse of growing up
next to a (n alleged) ground. Trouble with Basho's cricket poems is that
none of them are five days long, cheating, that, I reckon.
> Actually I think Alison had a wonderful slip of the typing finger, and
> wrote "climactic centralism" - a beautiful Freudian slip.
> >
My, she did too. I didn't notice either. Mind you I reckon she's always been
a bit of a typo-et. I nverr dodo that mysylph.
Best
Dave
----- Original Message -----
From: "Andrew Burke" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2001 3:03 AM
Subject: Re: VeRT #4 / the lyric issue
> >Down with all climatic centralism!
>
> Actually I think Alison had a wonderful slip of the typing finger, and
> wrote "climactic centralism" - a beautiful Freudian slip.
> >
> >
> >What I have noticed is ( and bugger Frisbee golf - who's interested in
that)
> >is the hypnotic effect Aussie Rules can have on the satellite TV screens
in
> >the pubs over here - this seems to be because nobody understands what the
> >'Rules' are - so they forget all their pints and stand fascinated and
> >puzzled craning at the screens.
> >
> Perhaps Poetry has a chance with that audience: nobody understands what
the
> 'Rules' are, and it is entertaining, with lashings of sex and violence ...
> I've seen many readers fascinated and puzzled and staring at the
'screens'.
>
> The umpires would be just as vague over the 'holding the Word' rule, and
> 'writing in danger' would seem more a requisite than a fault. Too many
> 'concepts' in the square should be penalised more, and deliberately
kicking
> the Word off the page and into the audience would seem a benefit.
>
> >Best
> >
> >Dave
>
> Thanks, Dave, I think I'll go and write a footy poem now. Of course, the
> First Ashes Test starts tonight (Aussie time) in England, so I may get
> distracted by the Greatest Game on Earth: cricket. (Even Basho wrote
> cricket poems :-> )
>
> Andrew
>
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