As and old long since retired architect 'sharp sand' rangan old memory
Sand like poetry should be 'well graded ,clean,sharpand free from loam,clay
or other impurity-it is frequently specified that it should be washed
Cheers from old P back to sleep after some nice vino -rough and reader like
the drinker
I got third prize in a poetry competition once!!!(very small very local very
small prize
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From: Poetryetc provides a venue for a dialogue relating to poetry and
poetics [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Roger Day
Sent: 18 March 2007 16:47
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Duemer's Contingency Rule for Poetry Contests
Yes, it's a good name. Sharp sand, otherwise known as builder's sand
is used for loosening clay soil.
http://gardens.com/terms/index.php?tid=805
I've never judged a poetry competition - and I don't want to - but it
seems to me that the judges must at least recognise the style of most
of the entrants, particularly in the fish-bowl that is UK poetry. How
can judges not be influenced by this knowledge? Or am I being too
bitter and cynical?
Roger
On 3/18/07, Halvard Johnson <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I'm with you on contests, Joe. And btw I love the name
> of your blog, though you could go one better and make
> it sound like a place name: Sharp Sand Flats.
>
> Hal
>
> "He's the kind of guy who can brighten
> a room by leaving it."
> --Milton Berle
>
> Halvard Johnson
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> On Mar 18, 2007, at 8:49 AM, Joseph Duemer wrote:
>
> > Avoiding the work I should be doing, I wrote this last night
> > <http://www.sharpsand.net/2007/03/17/poetry-contest/>on my blog.
> > May be of
> > interest.
> >
> > jd
> >
> > --
> > Joseph Duemer
> > Professor of Humanities
> > Clarkson University
> > [sharpsand.net]
>
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