I was wrong about 'findrinny' re-reading it for the first
time in ten years. Donald has 'voice' and is a true poet.
But how good his poems are I am too tired to say.
Douglas Clark, Bath, England mailto: [log in to unmask]
Lynx: Poetry from Bath .......... http://www.bath.ac.uk/~exxdgdc/lynx.html
On Sun, 28 Apr 2002, Douglas Clark wrote:
> 'ITALIA' from the only book of Donald's I have: 'findrinny'.
> I first read it in the Union in a different (and better) form.
> I didnt know Donald had other books. It is years since I
> read 'findrinny' so I must re-read it to check on my memory.
>
>
>
> Douglas Clark, Bath, England mailto: [log in to unmask]
> Lynx: Poetry from Bath .......... http://www.bath.ac.uk/~exxdgdc/lynx.html
>
> On Sun, 28 Apr 2002, Robin Hamilton wrote:
>
> > Douglas:
> >
> > > I just played my Hamish Imlach LP and the sound quality is
> > > brilliant. It is great that 'If it wasnt for the Unions'
> > > is on it cos it isnt on my Matt McGinn CD. And I will never
> > > get my Adam McNaughton CDS back which I foolishly lent.
> >
> > I'm not sure we're in the same ball park here. HI was (really, wasn't he?)
> > f*ing commercial. Whereas Matt McGinn ...
> >
> > > Regarding Donald we used to drink ourselves silly together.
> >
> > What I'm surpised about is that Donald is still alive.
> >
> > > I feel he only wrote one good poem and he had mangled it
> > > by the time his book came out.
> >
> > Name the poem, name the book ...
> >
> > Robin.
> >
>
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