A past I never knew, but it sure looks interesting, Alison. The only
poet I've met is Jennifer Strauss, who has been a most generous host to
me, & to Stephen Scobie & me, when we were there.... Reading with babe
in arms, now that's a test.
Doug
On 26-Mar-05, at 2:29 AM, Alison Croggon wrote:
> Thought I'd share some blasts from my past.
>
> Pamela Sidney has been blogging photos from past Melbourne poetry
> readings,
> jogging a few memories. There's the launch of La Mama Poetica in 1989
> (I
> didn't recognise me for a second there) at
> http://lamamapix.blogspot.com/
> and also readings at the Rochester Castle,
> http://rochesterfour.blogspot.com/ - that baby I'm carrying is Josh,
> who's
> about to turn 17 and is six foot tall now. And lots of people I
> haven't
> seen for ages. I should get out more.
>
> Nice photo too of David Branson, who directed a few things of mine in
> Canberra and Melbourne, including a beautiful production of my play
> Blue at
> La Mama. Not long after that he was killed in a particularly
> senseless car
> accident. Such a livewire he was, it's still hard to believe he's
> dead -
>
> Best
>
> A
>
>
>
> Alison Croggon
>
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>
>
Douglas Barbour
Department of English
University of Alberta
Edmonton Alberta T6G 2E5 Canada
(780) 436 3320
http://www.ualberta.ca/~dbarbour/dbhome.htm
He saw the dark as a ragged garment
spread out to air.
Through its rents and moth-holes
the silver light came pouring.
Denise Levertov
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