Then I shan't raise it again - Sit vis vobiscum
Regards
Roger
On 12/15/05, Alison Croggon <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> On 15/12/05 11:45 PM, "Roger Day" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > Do you sing
> > the settler's lament? Or is your song the wild colonial boy?
>
> God forbid, neither.
>
> Forgive me Roger, but this discussion makes me uncomfortable. I have never
> cared for being "topical" or "relevant" or even "progressive", terms which
> mean nothing to me in terms of poems or art in general, and I suppose I
> write out of my present and whatever brokennesses my various lives bring to
> it. I certainly don't feel any compulsion to speak about any quality called
> "Australian" in my work, though I would say that I wouldn't write like this
> if I hadn't lived here since I was seven. Quod scripsi scripsi -
>
> Best
>
> A
>
>
> Alison Croggon
>
> Blog: http://theatrenotes.blogspot.com
> Editor, Masthead: http://masthead.net.au
> Home page: http://alisoncroggon.com
>
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