oh my god that guy! Yup, he did. I'd completely forgotten, and I also
assumed that you'd made him up--his poem was just too good to be true.
Mark
At 03:04 AM 2/6/2006, you wrote:
>Ken Berry certainly exists, Rebecca, both Robin & Mark have met him when
>they came to see me in Leicester (met in the Phoenix of all places!) As I
>recall, he posted Mark a pamphlet of his poems, did he not, Mark?
>
>best
>
>Dave
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Rebecca Seiferle" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Monday, February 06, 2006 4:06 AM
>Subject: Re: Local Poetic Culture
>
>
> > Ok, Dave, call me a skeptic, but this is getting a bit far-fetched, Dodo,
>and all,
> > maybe I've been on the internet too long but this being 'skinned' sounds a
>bit
> > like playing the 'they're (could just as easily be 'he' or 'she', not to
>discriminate
> > among pronouns) after me' to the hilt, and, well, does this K. Barry
>_exist_? and
> > what 'local' poetic culture? you mean this small village where they like
>to eats
> > birds?
> >
> > Well, sorry, if I'm not taking this seriously enough. But I like dodos,
>who says
> > they're extinct?
> >
> > best,
> >
> > Rebecca
> >
> > ---- Original message ----
> > >Date: Sun, 5 Feb 2006 23:45:34 -0000
> > >From: David Bircumshaw <[log in to unmask]>
> > >Subject: Local Poetic Culture
> > >To: [log in to unmask]
> > >
> > >Slightly recovered here now, as matters have now risen to the level of
> > >apparent death-threats to me, or at least being 'cut up' or 'bled' or
> > >'skinned' by persons unknown. I might re-iterate that behind all this was
>my
> > >lack of veneration for a local poet, who, I must add, was in now way
> > >directly responsible for what developed, and is from all reports quite
> > >appalled by it all, but my original crime, which has now been compounded
> > >from talking too loud without respect to ruining a drug-dealer's pitch
>and
> > >trade in our dear arts centre, hence the alleged threats (if real)
> > >
> > >but here's an example of the maestro's work, for not liking which
> > >sufficiently I have been hit, threatened, insulted, barred, vilified and
> > >generally trod upon:
> > >
> > >The Dodo
> > >
> > >It's sad the dodo is extinct
> > >when once the creature winked and blinked
> > >and in a manner so succinct;
> > >
> > >on that far-off Mauritius isle
> > >the sailors treated dodos vile -
> > >were only out to make a pile
> > >
> > >they introduced domestic pets
> > >and caught the dodo in their nets,
> > >on its survival hedged their bets
> > >
> > >and, growing grossly overweight -
> > >its diet got in such a state -
> > >ship's crews ate dodos off a plate!
> > >
> > >With quaint physique it might have filled
> > >the place of some bright bird that trilled
> > >of slimmer, more athletic build
> > >
> > >but that was not to be the case -
> > >odd beaks and feet, and funny face,
> > >it's disappeared without a trace!
> > >
> > >from 'Building New Bridges'
> > >
> > >copyright K. Berry 2000.
> > >
> > >
> > >best
> > >
> > >Dave
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