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From: "Joanna Boulter" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2005 10:11 PM
Subject: Re: Half Cocks: I've Not Heard It Called That Before
> I've not got around to getting 'Speech! Speech', and must rectify that
> omission. But I do have 'The Triumph of Love', and also 'The Orchards of
> Syon', 2002's offering, which speaks very directly to me. Clearly, I must
> now get 'Scenes from Comus'.
>
> Incidentally, last year I had the chance to attend a 'performance' of the
> BBC tapes of of Hill's 'Mercian Hymns'. As I came out of the hall, wishing
> I
> had someone with me to discuss it with, I saw two women chatting, and
> moved
> closer to eavesdrop on their assessment, only to find that one was saying
> to
> the other-- 'I think I might go home and feed the neighbour's cat -- I
> said
> I might, and the cat doesn't mind.' Wish I knew whether the cat ended up
> starved or over-fed!
>
> best joanna
>
Thanks Joanna. I had forgotten about 'The Orchards of Syon' which I didnt
buy. If I see the Comus book I will take a look at it but I dont expect to
be buying it.
And incidentally today's TLS gives rave reviews to Bloodaxe's new bilingual
Welsh anthology and Robert Minhinnicks book of WElsh translations. But I
dont intend buying them either. I read very little poetry nowadays.
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