To which one could add increased victimism, blind criticism, selfish
accusation of others, ...
David, didn't you say that I sent advances to you, and when I asked you for
an explanation it was never given?
What can I possibly think of you, if I ever do?
Don't you think that people can remember?
And besides that it is not my style to curse anybody, as I said above and
translate in better terms here, I only think of you when one of your mails
appears, without which I would rather do,
blessing for a clearer mind,
Anny
From: "Trevor Joyce" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2004 9:16 AM
> David,
>
> How would you distinguish this analysis from supertitious paranoid
> self-pity? The notion that one's writing poetry is 'unloosing forces'
> in the world strikes me as having all the hallmarks of it. Either
> that or you imagine poetry to be more effective in the world than I
> recognize generally to be the case.
>
> T
>
> >Malign forces indeed, Peter! I'm not sure what is happening of late,
since
> >theYear's Turning something seems to have gone terribly, terribly wrong
> >somehow somewhere, not that there weren't things wrong before for sure,
but
> >I get this continual impression that people are unloosing forces that
they
> >do not comprehend, like, as it were, people casting spells they don't
> >understand. That magical simile applies to the very practicalities of our
> >lives, the attractions of power, in all walks of life, are overriding
common
> >humanity. My own take on all this, in respect of writing poetry, is to
> >retire from doing so for the time being, I don't know what it is I'm
dealing
> >with, and it seems to be coming from all sides, and the worst thing one
can
> >do in such a situation is to attract attention to oneself. I see areas of
> >discourse that were previously untouched being destabilised by I don't
know
> >what, I see status games everywhere, lies, lies and lies emitting from
the
> >public mouth. Keep your head down, my voice says to me. I do plan a book
of
> >previously written work for next month but no new writings will issue
from
> >me till, till, till ....
> >
> >I also plan on going on a retreat at a monastery at the month's end, just
> >for its metaphors of the sacred space.
> >
> >Best
> >
> >Dave
> >
> >
> >David Bircumshaw
> >
> >Spectare's Web, A Chide's Alphabet
> >& Painting Without Numbers
> >
> >http://www.chidesalphabet.org.uk
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Peter Philpott" <[log in to unmask]>
> >To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2004 6:55 PM
> >Subject: Re: Great Works website
> >
> >
> >Dear Patrick & all
> >
> >Alarmed that the same malign forces that have been operating around
> >David's site were now unleashed against Great Works, I have just
> >checked, and I got through to "In the Present Historic"
> >unproblematically. It's not singled out on the homepage, but I have just
> >reached it through both the Quick Index and the Archive pages.
> >
> >Let me know b/c if you still have problems - these here computer things
> >are trixy beasts, and odd things can definitely happen to your website
> >when you don't expect it. (I'll try accessing it from a variety of
> >machines at work tomorrow also.)
> >
> >Can I use this to put in a reminder to BritPo listmembers that the next
> >instalment of Richard Makin's "Work in Process" will be on the site on
> >the 30th of the month (and thence at monthly intervals).
> >
> >best wishes
> >
> >Peter Philpott
>
>
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