Max
Sorry that your flu persisted. Might have seen you there otherwise.
I had to leave the 'spirituality' session before it got to Bob (it's a
long drive back to Canberra), but your friend's assessment is pretty
much on the money for Hamill and Crozier.
I found Balakian at some of the other sessions much more interesting.
Regards
Martin
> This took place last weekend.
> In Castlemaine, a dignified old goldrush town.
>
> Balakian, Hamill and Crozier were notable guests.
>
> Myself I was fighting flu symptoms and missed the events despite being
> nearby (wife, one dog and I in a b&b just out of town). A friend who was on
> the door at the Anglican church poetry events Sunday afternoon emails me:
>
> the panel session on spirituality and poetry took place in the hall,
>
> Sam Hamill's contribution was to read some translations of zen poems and
> talk about being kicked out of Copper Canyon Press after 31 years.
>
> Lorna Crozier was better but skirted the issue,
>
> Robert Adamson was lovely and tried, he'd even written some pages titled
> 'spirituality and poetry' and started to read them out but then digressed
> and ran out of time.
>
> in the brief discussion afterwards, Crozier remarked, 'people are always
> saying to me, "I'm not religious but I'm very spiritual", one day I'll punch
> someone, it's like saying "I'm not pretty but I'm very beautiful." '
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