Dear David,
I'm absolutely speechless.
yours head-spinningly
Randolph
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Bircumshaw" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2006 3:00 PM
Subject: Re: [POETRYETC] SNAPS snap
> 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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