there simply has to be a "poem" playing with those two words
subject
citizen
with love today and peace tomorrow to all the Listers whereever and whoever
we are !
tony
----- Original Message -----
From: "grasshopper" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, February 14, 2003 1:40 AM
Subject: Re: Today's Guardian
> Dear Paul,
> For me, being a republican simply means that I wish to be a citizen, not a
> subject...
> Kind regards,
> grasshopper
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: paul murphy
> Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2003 11:41 PM
> Subject: Re: [THE-WORKS] Today's Guardian
>
>
> are there many Republicans on the Mainland? if you read The Sun one would
> get the impression that Republicans are a band of bearded loonies who sit
in
> the corner of a pub playing tiddlywinks, but then The Sun is hardly an
> oracle of truth, is it? I take it that centres of Republicanism would be
> the Midlands, East Anglia, Scotland - am I right?
>
>
> >From: grasshopper
> >Reply-To: The Pennine Poetry Works
> >To: [log in to unmask]
> >Subject: Re: Today's Guardian
> >Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2003 23:14:20 -0000
> >
> >It does say a BRITISH National Anthem, Sally. So it will probably be a
bit
> >of general, non-controversial, trivial, inspirational puff about heart
and
> >spirit etc.
> >I think a lot of anthems are problematic. Being a republican, I would
> rather
> >sing Jerusalem than God Save the Monarch.
> >What I'd like to know is: How much is the prize?
> >Kind regards,
> > grasshopper
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Sally Evans"
> >Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2003 10:48 PM
> >Subject: Re: [THE-WORKS] Today's Guardian
> >
> >
> > > Sorry folks I sent that by mistake before commenting.
> > >
> > > What a strange thing to make into a poetry competition.
> > > What about regional and national differences? can any of you imagine
how
> > > awful it was in Scotland or Wales to haeve to sing in Englands green
and
> > > pleasant land>? Had it even occurred to you?
> > >
> > > What will they sing on the terraces when England plays Scotland?
> > >
> > > Perhas they are jealous of the recent song 'Flower of Scotland'?
> > >
> > >
> > > The Beeb should say that there is to be no mention of England, and
that
> it
> > > is no use having white supremacist underlying ideas. Scottish and
Welsh
> > > poets will flip.. I say this as Anglo-Welsh-Scottish (with a very
> Scottish
> > > husband who has just thrown the TV set out of the window!)
> > >
> > > My feeling is they will be up shit creek with this one.
> > >
> > > bw
> > > SallyE
> > >
>
>
>
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