Nice one, Mark, what more can I say!
Best
Dave
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Weiss" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, June 04, 2001 8:21 PM
Subject: Re: Poetry on the Peaks--Poetry readings on the Seven Summits and
other mountains
> 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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