I've got a book coming out with them, must do the same, who would take most
offence from open field, ecological avante garde poetry ? hmmm the labour party?
On Sat, 15 Nov 2008 21:06:43 +0000, marcus slease <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>fantastic marketing strategy!!!
>
>On 11/15/08, Tim Allen <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> I don't know if any of you have been following the goings-on with the
>> cancelation of a launch reading at the Cardiff branch of Waterstones
>> by Welsh poet Patrick Jones - brother of one of the Manics. The
>> launch, organised by his book's publisher, Cinnamon Press, was
>> cancelled at the last minute by Waterstones because of a protest by
>> Christian Voice. Seemingly the contents of the poems are anti religion
>> etc.
>>
>> Now, Christian Voice, are one of those very nasty right-wing
>> organisations, virulently anti-gay etc. I think it was them who got
>> the Jerry springer Opera banned. Anyway, like most people I thought
>> this was outrageous even though I also recognised what a fantastic
>> bout of publicity this was for Patrick Jones and his book. Now it
>> appears that prior to the launch Patrick Jones had actually sent
>> copies of some of the poems to organisations he knew would take
>> umbrage and likely to protest and cause a stink. So where does that
>> leave us?
>>
>> Tim A.
>>
>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/7730396.stm
>>
>> http://www.cinnamonpress.com/darkness/
>>
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