And who says poetry makes nothing happen?
Hal
On Jan 31, 2006, at 10:00 AM, David Bircumshaw wrote:
> Hey, Patrick, I was not trying to be a spoilsport, your snaps I
> find good
> fun, that's ok by me. What I was, and am, bothered about is the why
> and why
> again of poetry, it might have something to do with a matter that I
> have
> been attacked, verbally and phyiscally, and I mean that latter, I was
> assaulted on Sunday night, for being:
>
> a poet.
>
> Not just a poet but apparently a good one: that's what seems to
> piss some of
> Da Heavies off, it seems my aestheic insults their comfortable
> sense of
> mutual mediocrity. When I say physical assault I mean it: I was
> pushed to
> the floor, hit in the face, my drink was thrown across the bar, and
> this was
> in a so-called arts centre, for the crime of being me.
>
> This was by employees who are funded by the Arts Council.
>
> The Vixen wants to hit them over the head with her zimmer, me, I
> just wanted
> to have a quiet word, but, no, they've made it formal. They are
> going to
> regret that.
>
> Down with Cretinism.
>
> Best
>
> Dave
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