I received an email from a namesake who wanted to know if I might be related
to the American poet Robert Francis, a friend of Robert Frost, then another
from someone who found my website when trying to track down Robert Francis
poems on the web. So I found some of his poems online myself, and enjoyed
them. He seems to be unknown in the UK, but I don't know why - they were
quirky, witty pastoral poems that reminded me not only of Frost but also of
Norman MacCaig. I'd like to read more.
Best wishes
Matthew
-----Original Message-----
From: David Kennedy <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: 27 February 2001 12:16
Subject: Re: STIMULUS: POETRY AND IDENTITY
>The only time I tried a search on my own name it brought up a Dave Kennedy
>who plays bass in a US grunge metal band called Poetic Rage. You couldn't
>make it up.
>
>On-line identity is weird because it makes you *ownable* and knowable in a
>completely different way. I got an e-mail last week from someone in the US
>with the same surname as me, also a poet, who'd come across my work and
just
>wanted to say *congratulations my fellow Kennedy*. That's the weird bit *my
>fellow Kennedy* - as if we've all got something more in common than just
the
>name.
>
>cheers
>David
>
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