Dear Matt, thank you so much. Yes, there is a title:"Uncertain Days" and it 
will be launched on July 1st, and afteer that date it will be available from 
happenstance press, prcie £3. But you will know most of this because you're 
also in that "stable" and I have a copy of your excellent book, "Making the 
most of Light"! I have found Helena to be a most thorough editor and have 
been very grateful for the needle-sharp scrutiny she applies to each poem. 
It's been a fantastic process.
warmest thanks for your lovely message,
Gill
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Matt Merritt" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, June 05, 2006 9:28 AM
Subject: Re: Congrats to Gill!!


> Hi Gill,
> Congratulations on the book - I'll look forward to reading it. Is there a 
> title yet?
> I loved the process of putting a pamphlet together, and found it made me 
> think about my poems and how they relate to one another in a totally 
> different way. And, connected to that, I think it's made me a much more 
> patient writer.
> But again, congratulations, and I make sure you enjoy the rest of the 
> publication process and the launch.
> Best wishes,
> Matt
>
>>From: Bob Cooper <[log in to unmask]>
>>Reply-To: The Pennine Poetry Works <[log in to unmask]>
>>To: [log in to unmask]
>>Subject: Congrats to Gill!!
>>Date: Sun, 4 Jun 2006 17:18:26 +0000
>>
>>Hi Gill,
>>Congratulations on the book!
>>Somewhere in the compressed clutter of what shouldn't be on the floor but 
>>back on my bookshelves I feel sure I have a happenstance pamphlet. I can't 
>>recall whose, but I have the impression it looked and felt OK to hold.
>>I think that's one of the great pleasures of a collection of one's own, 
>>how it feels to hold. I mean it's other people, and more people who might 
>>never meet than we might know, who read the inside (and you've read that, 
>>albeit in bits and in prototype form, almost beyond the point of tedium 
>>already. But the initial smell of the thing, the touch of the thing, the 
>>feel of the thing when it's so fresh in the fingers... maybe those are the 
>>pleasures only the writer knows.
>>Do, please, post the details when it's available!
>>Bob
>>
>>>From: Gill McEvoy <[log in to unmask]>
>>>Reply-To: The Pennine Poetry Works <[log in to unmask]>
>>>To: [log in to unmask]
>>>Subject: Re: New Sub Little Deer
>>>Date: Sun, 4 Jun 2006 13:25:09 +0100
>>>
>>>dear Sally, I realise that in your circumstances your pc must be a very 
>>>valuable link for you. The reason I've been "missing" for so long -may I 
>>>tell you, because it is very exciting - is that my first pamphlet of 
>>>poetry is being published this year (July, in fact) by Happenstance. I've 
>>>had to work hard at proof reading and making various changes but it has 
>>>been a wonderful experience! Even if it were not my book, it has been 
>>>fascinating to see how a book comes together, it's quite a task!
>>>do hope you keep well, sincerely,
>>>Gill
>>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Sally James" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>Sent: Sunday, June 04, 2006 12:02 PM
>>>Subject: Re: New Sub Little Deer
>>>
>>>
>>>>Thank you Gill I am not offended at all by your suggestions. In fact I 
>>>>have been thinking of changing the last line since Bob mentioned it and 
>>>>I do believe the poem is improved by your suggestions too.
>>>>I am glad you have joined in. I was beginning to think that the Works 
>>>>was on the wane. Some poetic alliteration here. I have been on the list 
>>>>since John Carley established it. I think this was 2000 I am not sure.
>>>>Thank you too for the kind comments you made. Some days my computer is 
>>>>my only links with the outside world so I am glad I can share my hobby 
>>>>of writing poetry with like minded people. Best wishes Sally J
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>From: Gill McEvoy <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>>Reply-To: The Pennine Poetry Works <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>>To: [log in to unmask]
>>>>>Subject: Re: New Sub Little Deer
>>>>>Date: Sun, 4 Jun 2006 11:28:40 +0100
>>>>>
>>>>>Dear Sally, you and Bob have been holding lonely court for long enough. 
>>>>>I'm still "out here", reading, and now responding. I like this poem and 
>>>>>I think it could be made much neater and more succinct by a few small 
>>>>>changes, if I may suggest.
>>>>>
>>>>>This would be how i would lay out the poem:
>>>>>
>>>>>There he goes in the night, his lithe body
>>>>>springing across the country road.
>>>>>
>>>>>His spindle legs dance him into empty fields
>>>>>where trees have disappeared and dark moors beckon.
>>>>>
>>>>>The slim moon only a quarter shining, he leaps
>>>>>into the night, following trails long gone.
>>>>>
>>>>>You can see I've left out all the "bambi-ish" bits Bob mentioned, and I 
>>>>>have changed your 'black moors' into 'dark moors' because black moors 
>>>>>sounds too close to 'black-a-moor'. I've also changed 'leaps into the 
>>>>>dark' to 'leaps into the night'.
>>>>>
>>>>>You're probably sitting back and saying how dare she? But truly this is 
>>>>>not meant to offend: I see lovely things in your poem; I often notice 
>>>>>you have a lyrical fluency which is to me quite beautiful ( and rare 
>>>>>these days!), so I offer you these comments in hopes they might be 
>>>>>helpful.
>>>>>
>>>>>And if you're reading this too, Bob, hello to you too - and now we are 
>>>>>three!
>>>>>
>>>>>sincerely,
>>>>>Gill McEvoy.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Sally James" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>>Sent: Saturday, June 03, 2006 3:19 PM
>>>>>Subject: New Sub Little Deer
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>Little Deer.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>There he goes in the night, his lithe body,
>>>>>>hesitant at first, then springing across the country road.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Too young to be out late searching for his mother,
>>>>>>trying to capture her scent in the cold damp air.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>His spindle legs dance him into empty fields
>>>>>>where trees have disappeared and black moors beckon.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>With the slim moon only a quarter shining, he leaps
>>>>>>into the dark, tries to find trails long gone.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I think of him now, nostrils quivering, ears alert,
>>>>>>his wide eyes moist when he finds his mother.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Sally James
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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