I know about that one, Name-awaiting person, occasionally one glimpses
it, in the wilds, nocturnally.
What little outdoors knowledge I possess just comes from the fact that
I'm a non-driver, so I've had to walk to a lot of places in my years,
and sometimes noticed things on the way, my aching knees these days
protest at the fact.
Best
Person
2008/8/28 Judy Prince <[log in to unmask]>:
> You'll really enjoy the course! I always wish I had the knowledge of
> outdoorsy things that all the English (and Scottish) I've met seem to
> possess. P'raps a walking course such as you're taking would be the thing
> to jumpstart me with it. A kind of peripatetic biology class. Yes, I have
> heard that Leicestershire's blessed with at least one feral poet, a mainly
> nocturnal one, a lot like a dormouse, so you might not see it much.
> Name-Awaiting me
>
> 2008/8/28 David Bircumshaw <[log in to unmask]>
>
>> It's an introductory course in Chinese language and culture, Judy,
>> gentle stuff for beginners. I've long had a fascination with things
>> Chinese but never done anything systematic about it, it's high time I
>> got my act organised.
>>
>> Another one I'm doing is called 'wildlife on your doorstep', which
>> includes several field projects, I'm wondering whether I might spot
>> any feral poets in the wilds of Leicestershire, I'll leave that to
>> your imagination.
>>
>> 2008/8/28 Judy Prince <[log in to unmask]>:
>> > An intro Chinese course in what, Dave? Chinese Language? Poetry?
>> > Literature? Art? Painting?
>> >
>> > 2008/8/28 David Bircumshaw <[log in to unmask]>
>> >
>> >> 'Cosmic Explosion'!! marvellous Judy. I'm down for an introductory
>> >> Chinese course in the autumn, I'm looking forward to it, and A
>> >> Cascading Of Many Flowers Publically.
>> >>
>> >> Best
>> >>
>> >> dave
>> >>
>> >> 2008/8/28 Judy Prince <[log in to unmask]>:
>> >> > That's a clivver name-try, Partick, but it reminds me of Nancy or
>> Nanny
>> >> or
>> >> > Nunn [nun], which I've ever been partial to. This naming biz
>> challenges
>> >> > (like Elliot's thought-producing poem, "The Naming of Cats"; namesake
>> of
>> >> > that wildly successful musical play...). You do see how cleverly I've
>> >> worked
>> >> > in poetry to this message.
>> >> > Every time I get a nother Chinese language tutor, (s)he's compelled to
>> >> give
>> >> > me a Chinese name and seeks patiently and seriously to find a "fit".
>> >> Once,
>> >> > when I said I wanted to call m'sel' what would be pronounced "Ahn Dow"
>> >> > ("Peace Way"), the tutor laughed and said that only men could have a
>> >> 2-name
>> >> > (as opposed to 3-name) name. Sometimes Chinese names become hilarious
>> >> [to
>> >> > us English-speakers when we hear the translations] as non-fits; for
>> >> example,
>> >> > a quiet, gentle young family friend's parents had named him "Cosmic
>> >> > Explosion". May have been apt in his babyhood.....but not thereafter.
>> >> > Have you noticed how folks have several nicknames to fit casual or
>> >> personal
>> >> > contexts---different names even with the same person, but in a
>> different
>> >> > group-setting? Fascinating. Even the naming of grandparents becomes
>> >> rather
>> >> > complex: What does granny _want_ to be called? How do we distinguish
>> >> one
>> >> > gran from a nother? Might (s)he find the name offensive or silly?
>> >> >
>> >> > Any other names for me you can think of?
>> >> >
>> >> > Finally, a question about atheists (I really DO NOT like that word,
>> >> > resembles "alienists" or "anal-ists" or "ace-ee-ists"): If they (you)
>> >> don't
>> >> > believe in the current 3400 odd worshipped gods, do you believe in one
>> a
>> >> > nother, or yourself? And what does it mean to a non-godbeliever to
>> "not
>> >> > believe"? Does it mean you feel there's prolly a god or two or more,
>> but
>> >> > you just don't believe what the gods think or represent or talk about?
>> >> And
>> >> > do you send Christmas cards? <g>
>> >> >
>> >> > Your Ever-Devoted Fan
>> >> >
>> >> > 2008/8/28 Patrick McManus <[log in to unmask]>
>> >> >
>> >> >> Dear Not-yet-newly-named aka NYNN an unusual name or is it just
>> >> Not-yet?
>> >> >> Does not sound too promising
>> >> >> Lets see atheist is one of those poor people who do not believe in
>> any
>> >> of
>> >> >> the current 3400 odd worshipped gods -not even one of them not even a
>> >> bit -
>> >> >> And I suppose humanist is the same but and it's all up to us to sort
>> >> bit
>> >> >> more positive ??I am not sure I supposed you could be an atheist and
>> not
>> >> a
>> >> >> humanist -
>> >> >> But it's far too early in the morning for me -and VB just tried to
>> >> attack
>> >> >> me
>> >> >> -his food bowl was empty
>> >> >> -----Original Message-----
>> >> >> From: Poetryetc: poetry and poetics [mailto:[log in to unmask]
>> ]
>> >> On
>> >> >> Behalf Of Judy Prince
>> >> >> Sent: 27 August 2008 18:25
>> >> >> To: [log in to unmask]
>> >> >> Subject: Re: pat snap¬*¬*¬ Wednesday, August 27, 2008
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Always love you on this topic, Partick. It also explains why I
>> didnae
>> >> get
>> >> >> a
>> >> >> Christmas card from you. Unless you're just plain cheap. Is an
>> atheist
>> >> in
>> >> >> England also known as a "humanist"? And, if so, why?
>> >> >> Not-yet-newly-named friend of Partick
>> >> >>
>> >> >> 2008/8/27 Patrick McManus <[log in to unmask]>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> > IT SEEMED
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > it seemed
>> >> >> > that all hell
>> >> >> > had broken out
>> >> >> > had been let loose
>> >> >> > but then
>> >> >> > he remembered
>> >> >> > that he was
>> >> >> > an atheist
>> >> >> > and relaxed
>> >> >> > but a tad
>> >> >> > tentatively
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > pmcmanus
>> >> >> > q310
>> >> >> > raynes park uk
>> >> >> >
>> >> >>
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> David Bircumshaw
>> >> Website and A Chide's Alphabet
>> >> http://homepage.ntlworld.com/david.bircumshaw/
>> >> The Animal Subsides http://www.arrowheadpress.co.uk/books/animal.html
>> >> Leicester Poetry Society: http://www.poetryleicester.co.uk
>> >>
>> >
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> David Bircumshaw
>> Website and A Chide's Alphabet
>> http://homepage.ntlworld.com/david.bircumshaw/
>> The Animal Subsides http://www.arrowheadpress.co.uk/books/animal.html
>> Leicester Poetry Society: http://www.poetryleicester.co.uk
>>
>
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David Bircumshaw
Website and A Chide's Alphabet http://homepage.ntlworld.com/david.bircumshaw/
The Animal Subsides http://www.arrowheadpress.co.uk/books/animal.html
Leicester Poetry Society: http://www.poetryleicester.co.uk
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