Dear Paul,
Forgive me, but to say that to have a brain would hinder a soldier is an
insult to the soldiers who risk their lives all over the world in various
ways to try and prevent war.  Often what they have to do takes a good deal
of skill and intelligence - I know several very brainy and cultured
soldiers, and I'm aware of quite a few ignorant and uncultured people who
regard themselves as poets. I do not think many soldiers join the
professional army because they want to kill or injure people.
It's the politicians who start the wars, not the soldiers.Often they have to
do a hard and dirty job. I hold no brief for Bush,or little Tony crawling
after, but I don't slag off the soldiers. Often they are trying to uphold
peace in impossible circumstances.

Kind regards,
 grasshopper

----- Original Message -----
From: paul murphy
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Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2003 9:24 PM
Subject: Re: [THE-WORKS] White House cancels poetry event


the arts tend to be liberal because intellectual work is the antithesis of
military work, in fact to have a brain would hinder a soldier, 'whenever I
hear the word culture I reach for my gun.'
beyond this protest against Iraq, what wider project do you support?  A
Democrat instead of a Republican, or something more?
all best wishes,
Paul Murphy


>From: Gary Blankenship
>Reply-To: The Pennine Poetry Works
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: White House cancels poetry event
>Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2003 13:12:57 -0800
>
>I reckon there are plenty of hawkish poets about-(I know one board in
>particular where they're always circling) - in fact I'm wondering if there
>isn't a site where they can post their poems in favour of America's 'strong
>stand', and bombs for liberty.....
>--grassy
>
>I'm sure there are places where prowar poems can be posted, but the few
I've
>seen are not worth the read. I did run into a nest of hawks and honestly
>will admit I avoided posting in a couple of places cause they will be.
>
>Poets tend to liberal, but locally - and this is a military town - the war
>is very unpopular among vets, poets, and folks with sons, daughters and
>spouses in the military
>
>I think Li Po or one of those guys wrote anti war bits with blossoms and
>skylarks in them.
>
>A sonnet from you?
>
>Smiles.
>
>Gary
>
>
>Jan Jenifer Lawrence at: http://gardawg.homestead.com/gardawg.html ---
>Writer's Hood at http://www.writershood.com/... Poets for Peace.... ¡Poemas
>sí, balas no!



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