Hi, Rhys, congrats on the forthcoming book.
Re your question: I suppose it depends on which audience you want to be
targeted by.
best
Randolph
Rhys Trimble wrote:
> 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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